投稿の詳細: 予期せずして Unexpectedly

去年春、こまうちしたほだ木を畑の隅に転がして
おいた。もちろんきのこを収穫するつもりだったのだが、
いかんせんシーズン中は面倒が見切れず、
夏の太陽や乾燥にさらされっぱなしになっていた。
で、ほぼあきらめていたのだが。

今日隣のお宅から、「少し出ているね」と声が
かかった。雑草でも侵入してしまったかと、
謝りながら近づいてみると、すっかり乾いた
とばかり思っていたほだ木から立派なきのこが。

ひら茸になめこ。立派なのが結構出ている。
驚きとともに、喜びがジーンと。
その後良く見てみると、肉厚のしいたけも出ている。

お隣やら友人やらにおすそ分けして、あとは
家で調理。とても食べきれないので、ゆでて
冷凍しておくことにしよう。
山のきのこほどではないが、原木きのこは
風味が強く。うまい！

I half berried and half piled up several
logs inoculated with mushroom mycelia
in the corner of the yard last Spring.
Since then I have not taken care of them
at all during busy grape growing season.
The logs have been exposed to sunshine and
dryness of summer so I have almost given
them up.

Today my neighbor talked to me in the morning
saying that something was peeping out. I though
weeds are getting into his garden from my yard
and went to him apologizing for what he pointed
out. Then I noticed many mushrooms were
there on and around the logs.

At the big hiratake mushroom and nameko mushroom,
I was so surprised and felt very happy somehow. The
nature is great. I further found shiitake mushrooms, too
by closer look.

I shared the mushrooms with the neighbor and friends
then cooked at home. I boiled the rest and will keep them
in the freezer. They are not real natural mushrooms which
have very distinctive nose and taste but these grown
mushrooms of mine have very good smell and taste
really good.