Monday, March 23, 2009

First Skunk Cabbage of 2009


I was out tromping around our woods this afternoon and spotted this guy poking his head up through the marsh. They don't smell great, they're not all THAT pretty, and they have a funny name. But it was good to see it.

Yes, today is another typical Pacific Northwest winter day, even though it's officially spring now. Cold, rainy, dreary. But seeing the skunk cabbage starting to poke up from the wetland is a welcomed sight. This was the only one I could find that was up, but there are many others out there. A little bit of color - and the promise of more to come - on an otherwise dismal day with sky the color of a battleship. Can't wait for warmer weather.

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