Sonoma Winter Weather has its good, its bad, and its beautiful aspects. January is the wettest month in Sonoma. The past two weeks have brought us torrential rainfall. The immediate good news is we may be spared a fourth consecutive year of drought conditions. Our ten days of rain made the front page in today's Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
The bad in Sonoma winter weather is the toll it can take---localized flooding, road deterioration, damage to the environment. One night last week I was working on my Sonoma Real Estate Blog and I heard a noise that's hard to describe.
If you've ever heard the sound of a tree trunk splitting in a storm, you'll never forget it. It's a tearing, shredding, wretched noise followed by a thud when it hits the ground. My neighbor was lucky. The 200-300 year old Bay that crashed on her property barely missed her h
ome.
However...and here's the beauty...while she was surveying the damage she stumbled upon a mother-lode of wild mushrooms---chanterelles.
So a rainy January day in Sonoma is full of beautiful blessings, too. The day that tree came down I grabbed my camera and went in search of the Sonoma beauty I know and love. Here is a sample of what I found...
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Oh My, I cannot even imagine the sound of that tree, Kirsten. The rains are good if you can avoid the drought and your photographs are just gorgeous. Everything is SOOOOO green! I've always been afraid of wild mushrooms - I don't know which ones to eat or which ones will kill me LOL
Breathtaking photos, Kirsten! Are those mushrooms edible? I don't know anything about them... I'm sorry for that beautiful old tree, I'm sure your neighbor will miss it.
Debi
Mary: Chanterelles (I misspelled the name in the post and will fix it) are hugely popular with gourmet cooks...and in stores they can cost $30/lb. They are pretty much unmistakable for their yellow color and shape. Yum. Worth a taste if come across any!
Debi: Yup they are edible and in my book they rank right up there with Morrels, another wild delicacy. It broke my heart to see that tree, too. I lost a huge oak last year and it's a sad thing to see. We just need to keep planting replacements! Thanks for the compliment on the photos. You are so good at taking them your approval makes me feel great...
Kirsten, really preety area.
Kirsten,
Chanterelles, the Champagne of Mushrooms, we love them. Just made a pizza with chanterelles, leeks, radicchio and pancetta. It was amazing. Our Farmers market has them now with all the rains, we are taking full advantage of these glorious edibles. Great post.
Nice 'Weather Story'..:-) So true about it bringing the good, the bad, AND the ugly at times - Mother Nature has a mind of its own!
Kirsten, my heart would have stopped if I heard something like that! I hate to see one of the giants fall, but it looks like your surrounded by many beautiful trees!