"I looked out the window..."

"...and what did I see?"

Unfortunately it wasn't popcorn popping on the apricot tree. It was this: 

 And there is NO WAY I'm even considering taking an armful of that stuff and making a treat. BLECH. 

So I woke up this morning and as I was closing our bedroom window I looked out and saw these HUGE and BRIGHT yellow masses of...something. I seriously thought someone or something had thrown up in my yard. These pictures are taken a few hours later and do not do justice to the grossness that is this stuff. 

Apparently it's slime mold...which is WORSE than someone puking in my yard because according to the 10 sites I read (thank you google) you can't get rid of it. You just have to let it dry up and go away and then it will come back again if it gets too wet. 

 See the spot on there that looks like it's OOZING? That's where I stepped on it this morning to see what it was.

Gavin and I were so disgusted this morning staring at it. I told him my job is so much harder than his because I have to clean this up. Just so everyone is clear: cleaning up SLIME MOLD is harder/more difficult/gross/awful than being a patent attorney. Ok..maybe not, but it's way less glamorous. :)

It's supposedly harmless...but I'm digging it up, triple-bagging it, and throwing it away anyways. Maybe I'll burn it, burn the ashes again, then flush it down the toilet just to be safe (possibly crazy?).

On a happy note, look at that cute little pepper!!!!