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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Trouvailles : osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis, a native) blossoms and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) bark
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The first swamp lantern, aka skunk cabbage, I've seen this season.
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Late afternoon #SacajaweaPark #SeattleWashington #SeattleParks #Weather #Clouds
Forecast is mixed whatevers. A photo of Monty standing in the mud. He will suffer a footwash pretty quickly.

Witches butter on decaying big leaf maple leaves
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