Against blue

A small, uncommon fungus found growing on a small branch in Weaselhead and photographed on 17th June 2009. I really liked the fringing around the edge : ) Doug, I looked for a photo of this same mushroom in your photostream, but couldn't find one. Could have sworn you'd posted one ages ago : ) Later: ID, Polyporus arcularius, Spring Polypore - thanks, Doug!

LOL, I'm paying the price for trying to cross a tiny creek yesterday morning. I just knew it was a tiny bit wider than I felt comfortable with. However, it was either jump or cross via several small rocks that could have been treacherously slippery. Either my jump was a bit too short or else the ice-grabbers on my winter boots caught the edge of the snowy bank, but I landed really heavily on my knees - which I always have problems with, so this was not a good thing! So, now I have two swollen, stiff and very painful knees - and I've been watching more TV than I ever normally do, avoiding climbing upstairs to my computer : )

Later: it has been bothering me ever since I typed the above. So, I feel I must add that I am thankful for the pain in my knees after my fall, because it means that I HAVE two legs - something that so many people in Haiti can't say, after their devastating earthquake. My heart is with them.