Picture this: How pod people came to be... maybe?
A few weeks ago, I noticed several of these around my yard:
I was afraid to touch them for fear they were pod people embryos.
Or spider nests that would spurt forth scads of spiders if I broke them open.
Or, at the very least, proof of huge birds plopping huge — albeit perfectly formed — droppings all about my yard.
So I asked Jim to take a look and a poke... while I stood back, ready to run.
Turns out they're just the initial stages of these:
I've never have been much of a fan of mushrooms. The idea the mystery splotches might be the genesis of pod people seemed a far more interesting story.
Today's question:
What's the most mysterious thing in your yard today?