Snapshots gathered from spring foraging around Chicago outdoors and a smattering of sage advice; plus Wild Things and the Stray Cast.
Dale Bowman “Did any of the neighbors see?’’ my wife asked. In a yellow slicker, I had picked young dandelions from our lawn in the rain this month, then prepared them. I’ve had an interesting spring foraging or, more accurately, wandering around. † † † On Saturday, I wandered around a favorite morel-hunting area. There were no morels, despite friends sending photos of good finds. But mayapples caught my eye. They had grown much in two weeks, some nearing a foot high. I bent to see downy yellow violet, violets and spring beauty up close. Sizing up mayapples last weekend while wa...
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