Unexpected Find

It rained this weekend. Leaves just starting to turn their red orange yellow hues. The mist rolled over the forest floor creating a peaceful wave of limited motion. The bite of wet chilled air dug deep into my bones.

Summer had escaped and Autumn was taking hold.

Standing on the porch, my eye caught something fierce and bold. Bright orange popped against the brown landscape.

Disbelief, then a bit of awe that turned into a bundle of excitement. I had trampled my forest floor in hopes of finding this prize. Yet here it was , just right outside my door.

This beautiful bounty,. This unexpected find. My Chicken of the Woods had come home to roost.