Walking From Barrou

On Thursday 24 November Joel led a 10 kilometre walk around Barrou, a village that sits on the Creuse River. We left from the village, went up the northern slopes, through the forest, back down again and along the valley a bit before regaining the village.

Galyia and I were vastly amused by the bicycle support for the window planter.

I think this might be Red-cracking Bolete Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Fr. Bolet à chair jaune).

I think this might be a Poison Pie Hebeloma sp, but it might be an Entoloma spp. They were big, pale peachy pink and there were lots of them, growing in a huge 'fairy ring' in one part of the forest.

This one has obviously done something to alarm Galyia.

Panthercap Amanita pantherina (Fr. Amanite panthère).

Galyia reties her bootlaces on an old mobile fruit press on the side of the road. This would have been used for apples as much as grapes in the old days.

Chooks in a garden in Barrou. I suspect they are supposed to be locked up and undercover at the moment because of bird flu.

An old ford across the Creuse in Barrou, which is associated with a sad story from some time ago. Apparently the man who owned the garden on the right was clearing vegetation and fell in the river. His body was found in Chinon weeks later.

Many trees were down in the forest.

It is a very mixed forest, with rowan, oak, pine, chestnut and other species.

 I think this is Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus (Fr. Hygrophore blanc).