Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage) is quite beautiful coming up, and is an important plant not to step on for a number of reasons, the least of which is that it could be stinky!
Month: March 2018
Unusual Traffic Warning
It’s true – amphibians travel between the vernal pools nearby here. At night, you see them frantically hopping across the road in the headlights, so it’s a good idea to go slow.
“Nor’easter Number 3”
A “split polar vortex” is evidently the weather phenomena responsible for the recent spate of storms.
Plenty of Rain
The vernal swamp area between our pond and the neighbor’s pond has formed.
