Finding chanterelles is the perfect antidote to the news.

I had tossed a tennis ball for our golden retriever, Sunny. It rolled down a slope and, since I am a better retriever than Sunny, I had to go get the ball. When I looked at the hillside, there was this nice big chanterelle.

Actually it was the first of many. And hedgehog mushrooms are up too. All delicious edibles and gifts from the forest.