From: nicodemus@foobar.hellsuncles.co.uk   
      
   Steve Peek wrote:   
   > "riburr"  wrote in message   
   > news:jmi2c6$rkm$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   >> This has been the kind of weather we've had for the last couple weeks; no   
   >> precipitation, low humidity, low fuel moisture, strong breezes and wind   
   >> gusts...  RED FLAG warnings have been posted for several days.  The air   
   >> around our home is hazy, with the acrid smell of smoke.   
   >>   
   >> Several forest fires have broken out in our immediate region, most are now   
   >> reasonably contained.  Right now it is windy and the smell of smoke is   
   >> strong, and the air against the nearby mountain ridges is heavy with   
   >> particulate haze.  Needless to say, mushrooms are presently scarce.   
   >   
   > Pretty much the same here except for the smoke and fires. The morels I've   
   > picked lately have been over 1/2 dried. I found a couple of dozen in a moist   
   > area yesterday. A few were very fresh. I hope rain will come soon and   
   > perhaps another fruiting.   
      
   It hasn't stopped showering here since they imposed a hosepipe ban.   
      
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