Swamped

I am overflowing with work, and under the weather to boot. While I strive to keep my head above water, please enjoy these images taken by TAD in Everett, Washington, used with permission for Arboreality.

What you see here are the skunk cabbage I grew up with in the forest wetlands of Western Washington. We first saw skunk cabbage at Arboreality when we explored the local forest and springs here in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments, and for visiting Arboreality!

Also, thank you TAD for the use of your pictures, and for the much welcome glimpse of Washington.

Sunset in the forest

Maybe I can’t go wandering around in depths of the neighbor's forest again, but that doesn’t mean I can’t go up to the edge at the back corner of the springhouse, right?

Last night we had a wonderful five minute rain that started around 5 or 6 pm. It was given to us by a big, beautiful, purple-grey cloud that covered the farm, poured out its bounty, and floated happily on its way. PAL said that he saw rainbows in his part of town!

I made my way along the south side of the hedge towards the back of the springhouse. Now that I knew what I was looking for, it was relatively easy to navigate my way back to where I ended my journey last week.

The sunlight beamed between the wet trees, illuminating the small spring like a silver thread through the swamp plants. With everything freshly dampened, the forest smelled rich and full of life! While I never see them during the day, I know I can hear frogs down here at night (they appear to squeak more than they croak).

Shades of Green

Reflections on the spring

Perhaps Barbara is right… maybe these pictures do not require any words at all.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!