Symplocarpus foetidus..
Right on time, the skunk cabbage is poking through the swamp and muck.. After all the rain we had last week, I was wondering if I'd be able to find it or if it would be under the flooded banks of vernal pools and rushing streams. I was prepared to get my feet wet. But there it was, waiting, where I always find it.
One of the great things about blogging, or keeping a journal of any sort, is the ability to see where you were in the past. The season feels early this year. It isn't. I've found skunk cabbage in this week 4 out of the past 5 years. ( I find that fascinating… don't judge, we all have our interests.) Posts on march 23, 28, 15, and 17th.
Remember the big acorns I found last fall? Take a look..
bursting with new life!
Bet you'd hardly recognize them.
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I’ll have to go out back and check out my vernal pool for the cabbages. Great shot of the sprouting acorn! From a bug’s eye view!
I sure will recognize all the oak seedlings I will be pulling up.
I keep (sort of) a journal that documents what when in the growing seasons.
Glad to hear the skunk cabbage is on schedule — everything else seems a little early…But we’re back to early spring weather next week!
Ok, thats just darn cool! Thanks for sharing all of your walks, it is really fun to see what you see.
So nice to see the woods waking up.
and so it begins, again.
Lovely photo of the acorn – I need to get my nose to the ground more.