Mastodawn

Had a wonderful time taking a group of cyclists on a tour around the city of Federal Way today! It was a surprise to see the Denny Cabin was open and special to take people to the Bubbleator from the Century 21 Expo in 1962 including a few who actually got to ride in it back when it was in service.
#BikeTooter #SEAbikes #federalway

CHOCCY MALK™

Mar 28

It’s opening day for the #stlink #crosslakeconnection in #Seattle and I am so stoked to see the view from the bridge! I am, of course, riding the link to the festivities! Starting my day at #FederalWay downtown station where I’m boarding for the first time. It’s nice to see some good #transitorienteddevelopment around the station, with the garage set back a bit.

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Eugene Parnell Feb 6

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden cont'd. I saw this tree on the way out the gate-- and hurriedly snapped this photo to confirm that it's a Wollemi pine (Wollemi nobilis). Native to Australia, it was only discovered in the 1990s in a remote valley in NSW, and critically endangered. Often called a "living fossil," it's part of an ancient lineage of trees and related to the Monkey Puzzle tree of Patagonia.
#PNW #houseplants #Rhododendron #federalway #Gardening #mosstodon

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Eugene Parnell Feb 6

Rhododendron Soecies Botanical Garden cont'd. It looks so very tropical, but this small tree is reasonably hardy in the maritime #PNW. It's a Schefflera, a genus best known as #houseplants. The label says Schefflera taiwanensis, but I'm pretty sure it's the same as S. taiwaniana, synonymous with Heptapleurum taiwanianum. I've had a couple different Schefflera species in my garden, but this one has done the best for me.
#Rhododendron #federalway #Gardening #mosstodon

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Eugene Parnell Feb 6

This is the trunk of a Japanese Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia), which is just an outstanding landscape plant. Related to actual Camellias, it has similarly-shaped flowers in the spring; the foliage is also similar to that of a Camellia but is deciduous. And even in the winter there's this spectacular exfoliating bark. This is a big old specimen.
#Rhododendron #federalway #Gardening #mosstodon

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Eugene Parnell Feb 6

As I walked past this plant I first assumed it was a bug unruly yew, but it's not, it's a #Rhododendron. Rhododendron roxieanum var oreonates, native to Southern China. Those buds will become white flowers in May or June.
#federalway #Gardening #mosstodon

Eugene Parnell Feb 6

I made a trip to the #Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden the other day, as happened to be in #federalway Washington. It's off season so not much is blooming. Most people think of rhodies as fussy old fashioned show off plants your grandma liked. Those are cultivars bred for blooms. There are some 1000 species of rhododendrons in the wild (across 4 continents plus New Guinea) and some of them are pretty wild indeed. Here's some very mossy rhododendrons. #Gardening #mosstodon

Bob Svercl Jan 27

Explore the city of Federal Way WA by bicycle and check out some cool sights in my latest bike tour video. I plan to lead a free group ride on this route later this year.

https://youtu.be/oGtKFzLu1OI

#seattle #pnw #federalWay #seabikes #BikeTooter #bike #cinnabon #bubbleator

Federal Way Bike Tour

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Bob Svercl Jan 13

I had fun today with some hills, rain, views, and food while filming around Federal Way for my next video project. The sun never fully came out, but the rain never fully came down, a nice Pacific Northwest winter day.

Pics:
-Weyerhaeuser building
-1889 Denny cabin (originally from Seattle)
-Hanwoori Korean Garden
-Bubbleator (originally from Century 21 Expo)
#seattle #pnw #federalway #seabikes #BikeTooter