I finally spotted the swamp lanterns, aka skunk cabbage. growing along the trails and stream banks. There were a lot of them! A celebratory spring photo of Lysichiton americanus in Seattle
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We found one pale pink salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) bush in bloom, promising insipid fruit in fall. Although the birds love them. No accounting for taste.
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Here they are again! Arctic sweet coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus) on a warm sunny PNW day. I decided the dog and I should check out the muddy trails to see if anything was finally blooming, and anything was!
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Big leaf maple trees do not turn a uniform lovely yellow in fall, but instead gradually brown out. I don't know if this is just how they are, or if the powdery mildew that covers them in late summer is a factor. But they still glow in autumn colors against the sky.
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Seattle casual birding: My Merlin app ID'd a bird I couldnt quite identify, as a raven. I thought, nah, no ravens around here. Then I looked up hearing the raven coming closer and yelling its head off. I saw it. Pursued by a bunch of crows. Poor bird.
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