The swamp down the road is alive and well--teeming with life, that is. Yesterday I saw the skunk cabbage coming up for air when I went out for an early walk. It seemed vibrant on an overcast day.
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Brilliant composition, Sandy. It reminds me of the sea monster from Pirates Of The Caribbean!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot, Sandy. I'm starving for sights of spring. There's only a hint of buds happening around here.
ReplyDeleteLovely! It looks like you've captured a dance, such pretty curves.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic shot Sandy! They are starting to bloom here in Vancouver.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend.
I saw my first blooms this weekend! How neat that they are near you too. :)
ReplyDeleteSo that's what that stuff's called.
ReplyDeleteIt's rained here 8 of the last 10 days or more, and this morning there was this strange light in the sky that allowed me to see that practically overnight the trees had busted out new leaves.
And so begins the annual "Yellow Haze" season where just walking to your car leaves you feeling like you have a mouth full of chalk dust.
Sure is pretty though.
what a brilliant lookiong plant I love to see all the wonders of nature coming out and up in the spring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool close-up!
ReplyDeleteHoly mackerel! That looks scary.
ReplyDeleteThis shot is so cool, Sandy! It is so different which is why I like it. I just heard my son making a weird moster noise which scared me! LOL Thanks for your kind comment on my sky watch post. Greatly appreciated. I didn't take many photos this weekend since it poured on Saturday. Shocking!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing subject Nature is! You have got this captured so well it does look alive!
ReplyDeleteany new growth after a long winter is a reason to celebrate. fun photo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors! Skunk Cabbage? I've never heard of it.
ReplyDeleteI have only seen Skunk Cabbage once in my life. We are a little too far south for it to grow here. Beautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting plant--loved to come upon small marshy fields of it high in the alpine forests of Colorado.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo!!
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I really like this image, Sandy. It's a fine composition!
ReplyDeleteSure is colorful! I don't think I have seen it in person but I recall that name for some rason so maybe I have.
ReplyDeleteA strange plant!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful composition and colors
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. Infact, you can certainly image it alive and moving :-)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!!
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it does look alive, as in crawly alive.:D
ReplyDeleteOh yes, they seem alive ready to devour anyone near it. I am thinking of venus flytrap.
ReplyDeleteI love the skunk cabbage Sandy and that's such a good shot of it.
ReplyDeleteThe caption made it look scary initially. Great shot!
ReplyDeleteit looks so odd and it looks like it's really moving.
ReplyDeletewow! at first, i thought it's a sea monster! :)
ReplyDeleteI have two entries for WS for the first time, it's here and here Thanks!
Gorgeous photo.
ReplyDeleteIsn't spring an inspiring season! Great photo Sandy and HAPPY SPRING to you.
ReplyDeleteHugs, G
Whew. I thought this was one of those plants that eat insects. I have never heard of "skunk cabbage" before, they look like huge tongues ... so I am off to goggle.
ReplyDeleteYou always seem to know what works. The closeup is brilliant! Thanks,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture. The colors of nature all fresh and new are amazing.
ReplyDeleteCabbage? You mean that is cabbage? What is skunk cabbage? You sent me into puzzles today. :O
ReplyDeleteHappy Springtime, Sandy! I know it's a plant but then i thought it can be a monster's horn. hehehee
ReplyDeleteNice shot!
They almost look like tongues of a monster. Great shot! I'm not familiar of skunk cabbage. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteAnd I shriek with Joseph Conrad's words from Heart of Darkness, "Oh, the horror...the horror..." Funny how this theme seems to be assailing me this week...I had written a post over the weekend that I plan to publish this coming Saturday...a horror/funny...and it seems the Muses are making the rounds with all of us :-) Loved this photo! Absolutely brilliant! "Terrific" perspective! ~Janine
ReplyDeleteDoes that plant stinks? just wondering why its called skunk plant hehehe.. It looks very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the human-eating plant in "Little Shop of Horrors." Saw that in New York and thought the audience might get eaten.
ReplyDelete:-D
Great shot. It looks like a force to be reckoned with.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting photo. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the POTD Award from authorblog!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photography. Quite like a monster allthough right in front is a panicking hen being swallowed by the horrible swamp monster.
ReplyDeleteVery inventive title too.
One of those extremely 'out of this world' photographs.
ReplyDeleteManuy congratulations on David's POTD
I have been fascinated by this stage of growth of the skunk cabbage since I was a teenager. I am going to have to find some here, and watch the rest of the cycle!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories!
what a great macro; looks claw like - like a lobster. and cactus like; reminding me that I have a flowering aloe plant outside the door. I had no idea that they flowered. I was thinking of moving it to a different part of the porch but worried that it would shock it into blooming.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this plant.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured it very interestingly it does seem vibrant. Is it edible?
Makes me smile in a horror show way.
ReplyDeleteLove this shot of skunk cabbage, a plant I know well from my childhood! You have captured the subtle colors well. How sculptural they are!
ReplyDeletelike tongues licking -love it.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen it before! Great shot. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo ... you've captured the essence of movement that holds my attention and makes me look everywhere.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
Thanks for being here.