It was a fine and sunny Sunday morning in the Italian Dolomites
We were hiking in the Dolomites, near Soprapolzano (Oberbozen) Italy when
two handsome young Wald Polizei Officers (Forest Wardens) came charging down a mountain, ready to arrest us.
Are you hunting mushrooms? Yes
Now we WE MUST ARREST YOU!
But dear officers, what I meant was that I am hunting mushrooms with my camera. I am looking for the elusive little Fliegenpilz. You see it was Sunday and picking mushrooms is VERBOTEN on Sundays.
We had a difficult time convincing the officers that we were looking for Fliegenpilze to photograph. They noted that there were no Fliegenpilze in the area. They were almost right because these two were hiding very nicely.
Did you know that this mushroom can be used as an insecticide? It kills flies if crushed and then sprinkled with milk.
Siberian Shamans use them for inducing a condition, similar to extreme alcohol intoxication.
Often poisonous plants can also be used as medicine...could they be a cure?
But for what?
Stay healthy and happy dear friends,
Gina