I Squat, under a Viney-Maple, bursting with orange… the Fall Chanterelle.
**II Pine needles mound; perfect little rolling hills cover the forest floor, Chanterelles are coming!
III Her eyes shine bright, the excitement of the hunt. Chanterelles!
IV Five buttons in the bottom of the bucket…
V Quick movement out of the corner of my eye; squirrels like Chanterelles too.
VI Buzzing becomes the only reality as another bees nest has been disturbed… There are many perils involved with Chanterelles.
VII Closed eyes bring forth images of fields, orange and extended, as there are more Chanterelles in this patch than anyone has ever seen. A cold sweat follows.
VIII A blackbird sits high on a Fir limb, lookin’ like a muthafucker in the club, below him, a Chanterelle.
IX The scrambled eggs smell divine when one cooks them with a fresh Fall Chanterelle.
X I throw a steak knife with a barbeque brush duct taped to the handle into an old bucket I drilled holes in the bottom of and toss it into the back of my 1984 Nissan 4x4. Today I find Chanterelles.
XI The smell of musk fills the air. A giant pile of bear **** next to a Chanterelle.
XII Three sets of tracks lead into the undergrowth, cut butts jut up from the floor, someone already found these Chanterelles.
XIII Stopping by a dear friends, I leave with them my treasure… three pounds of fresh Fall Chanterelles.