Elementary school sign in the park along the stream bed: the kids wrote up a nice set of signs with various insights about local ecology. This is the first one of the series. Spelling and wording totally their own
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Spring green and beautiful decay
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Twice as pink: salmonberry flowers (Rubus spectabilis) in the Ravenna Creek ravine. They vary in color from white to magenta pink, catching the eye fluttering among the newly open leaves.
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A mound of pretty fringecup (Tellima grandiflora) leaves by the trailside. There were flower stems with tightly closed buds extending in patches with a bit more sun.
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Otter lunchtime! A low-tide stroll along the Puget Sound shoreline in Seattle’s Discovery Park had a wonderful surprise today. 🦦 #otter #discoverypark #wildlife #nature #lowtide #seattleparks #pnwlife #pugetsound #getoutdoors #takeawalk #explore

Otter lunchtime! A low-tide stroll along the Puget Sound shoreline in Seattle’s Discovery Park had a wonderful surprise today. 🦦 #otter #discoverypark #wildlife #nature #lowtide #seattleparks #pnwlife #pugetsound #getoutdoors #takeawalk #explore

Two big weeping cherry trees in the park and a burst of lavender heather
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A memorial wall and some street art
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Roots! Clinging desperately to the side of the hill! Or casually exploring the environs.
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An enthusiastic clematis and water drops in lupine leaves. The Armand's clematis is the first to bloom around here. And I love how water drops always sit in the middle of lupine leaves
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