The score: 0 morels, but a whole lot of other neatness.
Crowsfoot or running cedar. Diphasiastrum digitatum 
Fiddlehead ferns. 
Witches’ butter. Tremella mesenterica 
Witches’ butter. Tremella mesenterica 
Eastern box turtle. Terrapene carolina carolina 
A bit of luck caught my eye. 
Mayapple or American mandrake. Podophyllum peltatum 
Abby found an owl pellet and carried it home in a leaf. 
Time for science! 
Dissection in progress. Those tweezers are going to be sterilized when the kids are done with them. 
Furry!
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Always an adventure!
Beware, fiddleheads are edible but must be handled with care—can be toxic unless prepared correctly.
http://www.dpic.org/faq/fiddleheads
We’re just looking for now. If I want to forage fiddleheads, I will end up planting the forageable kind.