Then it got warm and rained and it all melted.
Then it was 60 degrees and rained a lot more, hard, all in one evening. We had a big flood during the night.
When we went out to check the damage the next morning, we discovered this on a willow stump next to our creek. The temps were back down in the 30s by then, and it was gray and cloudy. This thing glowed!
I think it's a fungus called Chicken of the Woods. [Here's more on it.] It's supposed to be choice and delicious. We're not very brave with our local fungus - morels and chanterelles are all we'll eat because they're all I can reliably identify. I've heard of this one, and if I can get some trustworthy verification, I'll try it.
It sure is pretty.
