Well, after a GREAT deal of walking today I found these two "MLOs" (morel-like objects.) From the outside and from the odor, I would have sworn they were morels, but after cutting them open I'm not so sure due to the partially attached cap. In the past, I have found really big ones in this spot that looked similar but had more definitely attached caps. They rolled under a bit at the bottom of the cap and looked like an ace of spades when you cut them in half. We ate those with no issues.

There was no pith inside of these two from today. Not too fresh however, so I'm not truly tempted to eat them. I included a picture of a receipt from today just in case an impartial third party decides these are the first morels of the season and not a couple of very pitted Verpas. =) If they last and would be of any value to the ID class, you are welcome to them Genille.

Found several clumps of aging Coprinus micaceus, and what I think is a Clitocybe. It has a very distinctive odor, but unfortunately I can't place it to describe it. Something food or nut-like. Will do a little more research.

Good night all, and happy hunting! Hopefully this little bit of rain will be enough to get things started. I probably walked 6+ miles through all of "my" spots to find these two MLOs...exercise is great, but a few more finds along the way would be nice.

Cheers,
Krista

Peeking out of the leaf mold...the one in the foreground had a  Siamese-twin-like stipe under a single cap.

A view of the insides next to the outsides.

With a receipt from today, just in case I get to claim the first morel find. =)