Spring is here!
Let's back up to early Tuesday morning, right around midnight. It cleared my sinuses, curled my nose hairs and nearly knocked me out of bed. A skunk was paying a visit to my yard.
As has been noted here for eons, increased skunk activity is a sign warmer weather is around the corner. They're looking for food and they're looking for love.
I was tempted to write this blog entry early last month. There was a wicked skunk odor as I drove down the North Scranton Expressway in the middle of the night, but I took it as a fluke. It was likely one skunk who decided to get up a little early.
Outside of the stench, ripping up lawns to find grubs, and destroying garbage bags, I've always found skunks to be cute little animals. There is a lot to like-- the fur, the different stripe patterns and the way they waddle away when they sense it's time to flee.
Above all, the skunk is the robin of my neighborhood.
