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Rewilding Neurodiversity's avatar

After an encounter with “chicken of the woods” a few years ago, which I wrote about at the time (but think it might be too unhinged to share publicly!) I have long suspected that some fungus fruiting bodies are asking to be eaten.

I think we mignt be a similar age, I found your description of childhood mementoes very nostalgic and I’d forgotten all about printing off emails. glad you got such a lush reply from the truffle hunter. Love how you told this story. Glad to have found someone else writing about interspecies connections on here 🐗🐕🐾🌳🍄‍🟫

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Dr Gemma L. Williams's avatar

Ha! It sounds like a fascinating read! There's something so intense about fungi, I can totally see that..

Spending a day surrounded by the childhood trivia was real nostalgia trip! I appreciate it all so much more with a bit of distance, the pace of life then: 'playing out' in the cul-de-sac and making up games...

It's a really unfinished thought - how communication and connections happens between species. I spent over a decade keeping honeybees and that was a whole other thing, connecting with a hive and individual insect beings. I'm glad too! Looking forward to reading more :)

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Rewilding Neurodiversity's avatar

Gosh I bet the bees were good teachers. I remember a penny drop moment for me when I was using a hedge trimmer at work and these big flies kept flying at my face fending me off and I thought “these flies are really sentient aren’t they” and now I can’t believe I ever thought otherwise. Yes how does connection happen between species - such a fascinating question

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Caroline Ross's avatar

This was a beautiful piece!

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Caroline Ross's avatar

So rich! Flashback-inducing to Drumblair and the truffle, the wedding, the climbing and life drawing with you. So good to read.

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Dr Gemma L. Williams's avatar

Aww. Such beautiful times xx

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Bb's avatar

Croatia was truffle heaven! I've eaten so many truffles I might have become one!

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Dr Gemma L. Williams's avatar

Ha! Watch out, I might come snuffling after you!

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Nichi Hodgson's avatar

I had no idea how RAVENOUS I was for

this quality of writing! Chouette!!!

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Dr Gemma L. Williams's avatar

Hahah, it's the truffle magic. They're working on your hunger receptors...

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