The brackets are out in force after the recent rains. Outcrops of polypores from the stumps of dead Beech look quite impressive. I can only manage ‘quite’ because they are quite reserved in colour, one might say drab.

The Blackening Polypore, 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑔𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑢𝑠.
It will darken in colour should you decide to lance it.
