Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum) on the park trail. I usually miss the flowers, but decided to stop and check today. Of course, the mud made walking interesting #Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleParks #SeattleSpring #CowenPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW #BloomScrolling

The sun is out and the blooming bigleaf maples shine
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Rainy day blues: a rill flowing into Ravenna Creek
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Wild dicentra (Dicentra formosa) blooming in the woods (also known as Pacific bleeding heart)
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Swamp lantern patch (Lysichiton americanus)
Soon they'll just be leaves
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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