Crossin’ the highway late last night
He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right
He didn’t see the station wagon car
The skunk got squashed and there you are!
You got yer
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road
Stinkin’ to high Heaven!

-Dead Skunk by Loudon Wainwright III

For most of us, a sure sign that spring is on its way is the hardy little crocus poking through the frozen ground in mid-February, its cheerful, delicate-looking little bloom portending the explosion of color to come in April and May. But what with the foot-deep snow pack last month, we haven’t seen them yet.

Another sure sign of spring, are these unfortunate little critters showing up all over the place.

From our humble little cottage to I-81 4 1/2 miles away, there were a total of 3 of the odiferous carcasses on Rt. 52 this morning. In a couple of weeks, there will be double or triple that number.

It’s skunk mating season.

Skunks have very limited vision and love to get busy at night. So drive veeeeery carefully.