There’s an interesting fungus on this piece of dead wood. I’ve always known it as Cramp Balls, or Daldinia concentrica, but my friend said, “Look, King Alfred’s Cakes!” so I suppose that must be another name for them.
![Cramp Balls - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Cramp-Balls-The-Hall-of-Einar.jpg)
They do look as if they’ve been left in the oven too long.
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