Twigs, rock, and leaf litter.

No, I did not pose the twigs.

Essential

Someone I know makes soap. She recently gifted me a bar containing essential oils that can act as insect repellent. Faye and I are test-driving the soap this weekend, simply rubbing it on our skin. She also gave me a list of essential oils and other ingredients for making a repellent spray, which we will buy and make.

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Is it a . . .

. . . cauliflower? A brain? (eww).

No, it’s a fungus living on a stump in the yard.

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