Snow on a morel mushroom

Like the Jack-in-the-Pulpit from last week's article, this is another photo from my April 7 outing. The late season snow was exciting for me.

This photo shows an edible Yellow Morel with snow on it. I spent about four hours outdoors on this morning. Snow lightly covered the early spring vegetation. It was still snowing when I headed out at 6:45 and the snow had nearly all melted by 10 when my outing ended. It was as if a very special few hours in my life had magically come and gone.

For a copy of this photo, see me at Painted Wren Art Gallery in Cape Girardeau.

Although I know this mushroom is safe for me to eat, I cannot tell you that it is safe for you to eat a similar one you may find. Never eat any wild mushroom unless you are 100 percent sure it is safe for you. And never eat one raw. It could send you to the hospital.