Aumühle 2012: Saxonian Forest

Lohbrügge & Aumühle, 3 October 2012

The German Uninfication Day presented itself in a grumpy gray mood. Heavy clouds covered the sky. No sunbeam found its way through. Instead the trees started shining in a wild mix of deep green, bright yellow and flaming red. leaves danced through the air onto the tarmac. A mild late summer warmth lingered on the breath of the wind. I met my friend at the station and we took the train to Aumühle to enjoy a little autumn walk through the Saxonian Forest. We were surprised how many people were frequenting the main trails and tried to avoid them by using the lesser used paths. Well we were only partly successful but we had nevertheless a good time. Our main sport that day was mushroom spotting. Big bunches grew on dead wood and amid the dead leaves. Some unusual with violett hats or a slight touch of rose, some white with a slimy film on top, others with various shades of gray. We had just decided to prolongue our walk for a bit when a slight drizzle started. Having the spicy forest smell in our nose we didn't bother about that little discomfort, but sure enough it started raining in earnest as soon as we were deeper into the forest. Hair dripping, jackets soaked we skirted the muddy trails laughing about ourselves for not believing the weather forecast. Another half an hour and we sat in the train home. Not long after we sat in my living room lighting candles, while the world outside became darker. Little clouds of steam rose from our tea cups and delicious taste of scones on our tongues let us soon forget the lousy weather outside.