This afternoon Kris and I stopped by the Terraqueous Park in East Peoria to look for eastern skunk cabbage, which flowers quite early in the year. The flowers (the red and green pointy things in the first picture) actually generate heat to thaw frozen ground, disperse its bad odor, and provide a warm spot for pollinating flies. We also saw lots of evidence of beavers in the area. On the way home, we stopped by some bluffs in Bartonville to look at some ice formations. This excursion really took the edge off the cabin fever.
This afternoon Kris and I stopped by the Terraqueous Park in East Peoria to look for eastern skunk cabbage, which flowers quite early in the year. The flowers (the red and green pointy things in the first picture) actually generate heat to thaw frozen ground, disperse its bad odor, and provide a warm spot for pollinating flies. We also saw lots of evidence of beavers in the area. On the way home, we stopped by some bluffs in Bartonville to look at some ice formations. This excursion really took the edge off the cabin fever.
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