Great haul you got! We have lots of Gambel's Oaks here that we harvested acorns from last year. But this year, we got no appreciable rain during our monsoons. So, what few acorns were produced were quickly snapped up by squirrels and acorn woodpeckers. Last year, we had a huge haul of King Bolete and Lobster mushrooms. This year, not a one because no rain. We did get a nice haul of blackberries and discovered an apple tree growing wild we got a nice haul from. I did notice the "Pinyon Lady" has been selling both the regular Arizona/New Mexico pinyon nuts and the bigger Nevada pinyon nuts almost all year here in town. So, she must have had quite a haul from last year. The purslane poked its head up, but without rain, decided to wait for a better year.
I think our first snows are on their way soon. I scored nicely on some firewood. The fire department dragged out the dead Ponderosa pines from the forest and cut them up only 100 feet from our front door. I asked about if I could take some and they said it was for the public. I went over with my axe and split my winter firewood. I needed it, too. Out of work and was worrying about the winter heating bill and knew I had no choice but to get firewood. I thought I'd have a long slog doing all the cutting by hand with axe. But then this boon appeared and I only had to split it and carry it back.
