Black Trumpets!

Yesterday L and I went mushroom hunting in the woods which were so plentiful last December. In contrast to that visit, there were hardly any mushrooms at all, even after all the rain last week. Although L found some chanterelles, the main excitement for me was that I finally found Black Trumpets! They were in very pretty (looked more like this), in pristine condition, and smelled earthy and pungent. These are supposedly hard to find because they blend in so well with their surroundings. Indeed, although these were pretty prominently visible, growing out of the edge of the path, they blended in perfectly with the damp madrone leaves scattered around them. I looked around in the surrounding woods, but was unable to find more. Were they there, and I just couldn't see them?

We at them in scrambled eggs this morning for breakfast, in which they were very tasty.