Although I often find other evidences of skunks in the neighborhood (winter tracks, dead in the road, nighttime release of their delightful scent), I hardly ever see the real thing just calmly wandering around the yard.
I do have a good skunk story though. Long ago our dog Hezekiah, who was not a killer, but he loved to play with little furry friends, brought me a snub-nosed black baby with a white nose stripe- alive. It was about the size of a chipmunk and actually looked a lot like a puppy. It did take me a few minutes to figure out what on earth it was. He'd gotten into a den of baby skunks underneath a shed and somehow avoided tangling with mom. Since the babies don't have the scent glands, the characteristic odor didn't help me with the ID. I put the babies back, but things probably did not go well for them. I really don't know. But that was my first experience with baby skunks. Really cute!
This one is full grown and I did not feel the need to approach it.
Not such a good picture of this. It's a very common butterfly called a Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui. However a search of my blog says I've never gotten a picture of one before. And it was determined to stay on the other side of the flower, but it was sure enjoying this sedum in bloom.
Worked on all my projects today. Planted some asters a friend brought me and potted some cuttings. Did a little bit on plant records. I'd like to get those caught up! Probably didn't work hard enough on things with real deadlines.
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We don't have a single skunk in Malaysia, so I've never had an experience with one.
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