I finally got home from Chicago yesterday morning, and am feeling a lot better after sleeping most of the day. Today, Matt took me up to the Grand Mesa again so we could enjoy the wildflowers one more time this season. The weather was gorgeous today... Blue sky, puffy clouds, perfect temperature!
This is an image of the pleated leaf of a “skunk cabbage” plant. Skunk cabbage is terribly poisonous. If you eat even a bite of it you could die! I read that Native Americans used to trade skunk cabbage as a form of pest control, because it even keeps the bugs away.
On the drive home, there were some beautiful storm clouds in the distance. This area is called Grand Mesa Slopes. I love Colorado... We can go up to the mountains where it’s 70° and drive through the desert on the way home. So amazing!
