Skunk Cabbage growing in wetland near to the house. Again created by Caney Brook, but this time on the other side of Sleepy Hollow Road.

For those who are not familiar with skunk cabbage Wikipedia describes it at follows: “Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage (also swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, or meadow cabbage, foetid pothos or polecat weed), is a low growing plant that grows in wetlands and moist hill slopes of eastern North America. Bruised leaves present a fragrance reminiscent of skunk…Eastern skunk cabbage has leaves which are large, 40–55 cm (16–22 in) long and 30–40 cm (12–16 in) broad. It flowers early in the spring when only the flowers are visible above the mud. The stems remain buried below the surface of the soil with the leaves emerging later. The flowers are produced on a 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long spadix contained within a spathe, 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall and mottled purple in colour. The rhizome is often 30 cm (0.98 ft) thick.”

I don’t really understand the last sentence above, but this is skunk cabbage after the flowers have disappeared.

I liked the light.

Taken with a Fuji X-E1 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II