Say a Hello from me to your parents =) How is the weather there? I mean, I suppose they are making dry hay for the horses, which usually means that there has to be a several dry sunny days in row, for the hay to dry outdoors. But if the weather if always unstable, farmers need some special arrangements to store they hay for winter - in Finland this is often bit tricky, as there tends to be an occasional rain shower every two or three days...

Last summer we had a good harvest of Cep, I dried them for winter and now there is still a fistful left =) Ah, morels - we have them too, but they aren't that common. When I was a kid I found one place which had them sometimes, they also grow in the springtime. Yes, Gyromitra esculenta is lethally poisonous. They need to be boiled in a lot of water for five minutes, then throw away the water, add new water, boil again for five minutes, throw away the water and then they are ready to be cooked for food. (Or, to be safe, it can be 2*10 minutes of boiling, or 3*5 minutes). They have a unique nice taste, so they make a good sauce for other fresh spring food, and that's why I like to pick them whenever I find them =)