BUTTERBUR

 

These insignificant flowers grow in a sheltered spot on our walk to the port here at Perros.  They have a wonderfully sweet fragrance rather like mimosa and very large leaves which used to be used to wrap butter in the days before plastic bags and greaseproof paper!

Red Spotty Mushroom

 

I've been searching for ones of these Amanita Muscaria mushrooms for some weeks now and my patience has been rewarded. It was in the same place I had seen them in previous years but this time I got there before they were kicked over.  I took one specimen home carefully wrapped in a tissue and made sure to wash my hands after touching it.  We had seen a story in the local newspaper about a couple who died after eating another variety of Amanitas so we're very aware of the dangers.