Sparkling bokeh

Ha, this image needs a bit of explaining, I suspect! On second thoughts, does anyone want to try and guess what this is? It's all completely natural. I'll be most impressed if anyone guesses right : ) I could have happily stayed much longer to take photos, as this was so much fun, but I was with a group of friends.

OK, it's 7:15 p.m.. so I'll let you know what it is. When I look at the photo, I think it looks like chocolate-covered peantuts or raisins, but, what it really is, is a macro shot of a Slime Mold! It was amazing stuff, growing in a patch a few inches wide, on a tree stump near the edge of the Sarrail Creek Falls trail by Upper Kananaskis Lake. From the trail, it looked more like a black smear, but part of it was catching the sunlight and glistening. When I got up close with my camera, I could see all these masses of teeny, dark brown "balls", that you can see to the left of centre of the image. If I remember, I will sometime upload a photo of the whole Slime Mold.

I know next to nothing about Slime Mold IDs. However, I've seen photos of Metatrichia vesparium, and wondered if this could be a possibility. I don't know how many species there are that are dark brown and rounded like this. Dictydium cancellatum is another one. Also Lindbladia tubulina. Slime molds were formerly classified as fungi, but are no longer considered part of this kingdom.