Cocoon And Jelly Ear

I found the cocoon on the seat of a garden chair under the apple tree by our dogs' graves. No idea how it got there. It looks like it could belong to one of the hawk moths. The caterpillars of these bury themselves in the ground amongst dead leaves when the are ready to pupate. This looks as though it has been buried. I have learnt today that moths have cocoons and butterflies have chrysalids. 

The other find in my image is a jelly ear fungus on a rotting ash branch. Evidently these make good eating.