We also have fungi popping up -- that happens when the drought ends. We are definitely having some La Nina weather now, which is a good thing, right up until it isn't.
These are turkey tail fungi I found in my backyard today. They are among the first plants that begin to break down wood that is in ground contact. Those are growing on the roots of a silver maple I had taken down a couple of years ago.
This is a bowl I turned out of that silver maple, sitting on the remaining stump.
As I have written, I am not a big fan of Antonio Vivaldi, but at times I find his work amusing. This one seemed appropriate to today's weather:
