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March 20th, 2012
10:44 pm - Four from Ft. Ward Park
Yesterday Julie and I went to a new park, Ft. Ward Park on Bainbridge Island. We had a pretty satisfactory day of birding, seeing pelagic and double-crested cormorants next to each other, so we could actually tell them apart. We also saw five harlequin ducks, the largest group we've ever seen of those. Lots of American Wigeons, which never fails to make us start singing "American wigeon, floatin' in the sea-ee/American wigeon, nommin' on sea-wee-eed." And some Eurasian wigeons mixed in. There were a few surf scoters, lots of rafts a little too far out on the water for us to identify, we heard a loon and maybe kinglets, and a few other birds. Not least, we saw a submarine, escorted by a couple tugs, go up the passage. Anyway, here are my pictures.
Dessicated rose hips
Nootka Rose (Rosa nootkana)
( three more... )
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March 11th, 2012
12:40 am
Here is a set of spring photos from North Beach Park taken over the last couple years.
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12:11 am - Photos!
Here are some bud, shoot, and seedling photos from North Beach Park:
Red huckleberry (Vaccinium parviflorum) buds
( a few more... )
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March 4th, 2012
10:35 pm
I actually took some photos the other day that I like. No, seriously, that hasn't happened for months.
Mind you, I'm not implying they're good or anything, just that I like them. ;>
Common Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) shoot
Surrounded by red alder (Alnus rubra) leaves. Headwaters Bowl, North Beach Park, Seattle.
( Two more.... )
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December 16th, 2011
08:05 pm - First Planting
First tree I've planted, in Carkeek Park. An Oregon Ash.
I wonder if the mountain beavers have eaten it yet?
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November 29th, 2011
07:22 pm - Pizza!
Fresh cheese, mushrooms, tomato sauce, fresh basil, roasted garlic, roasted red peppers, farmers market sausage.
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November 16th, 2011
11:28 pm - More North Beach Park photos
starting here. Fave picture:
Fall colors, blue sky.
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November 5th, 2011
04:28 pm - Green Seattle Day at Carkeek Park, McAbee Entrance
A very nice turnout. Lots of people worked away, we cleared an entire slope. Muddy fun, but I'm very tired right now.
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November 1st, 2011
11:29 am
I'm posting this link EVERYWHERE, hope you forgive me. ;>
Last work party had a reporter from MyBallard there -- she stayed for the whole work party and was a big help. And took some great pictures.
Here's the link:
http://www.myballard.com/2011/11/01/volunteers-continue-cleanup-at-north-beach-park/
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October 30th, 2011
06:22 pm
When we went to the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge a couple weeks ago, we saw a couple Pacific Tree Frogs. They are very tiny. And they can be green (or many other colors). And they are ( below the cutline for your delectation! )
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October 26th, 2011
04:26 pm
I've created a set of photos of North Beach Park for the Master Forester class project.
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October 2nd, 2011
06:39 pm - Objective and Subjective Elements of Walkability
Well, here it is at last. I was having a hard time getting going. Further self-reflection in my first comment.
( the paper... )
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September 22nd, 2011
04:06 pm
I've added a bunch of photos to the North Beach Park set on flickr, starting with the one below:
Most of the ones after that are attempts at documentation of the "before" state of where we set up the forest monitoring plot, with some comments and explanation.
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September 16th, 2011
10:37 pm - More Early 80s New Yorker Ads
I forget where I left off, though -- I think I've done two postings since the last time I linked to the set.
Anyway, the whole set is here, and my favorite is ( below the cut )
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September 10th, 2011
11:16 pm
Early 80s New Yorker Ads.
From a friend's garage to your computer screen.
( Favorite below the cut )
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September 4th, 2011
09:34 pm - Smoke from Wildfire
Smoke from the wildfire on the Olympic Peninsula drifts east across the Sound and over Seattle. Carkeek Park, Seattle. September, 2011.
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August 26th, 2011
08:24 pm - Layers of Development
One of the classes I'm taking at Antioch this quarter is called "Drawing on the Landscape." One of the early readings pointed out that landscape used to have a connotation of something we had a hand in, there was an aspect of shaping to it. Words for landscape in other European languages still contain that meaning.
What the class has opened my eyes to is the layers of development that I see in Ballard. Even to very mundane details, like styles of wheelchair access ramp.
( picture heavy below the cut )
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August 20th, 2011
04:50 pm
A few photos from Art in the Garden this morning. It was fun, there were a couple string bands that provided pleasant music while browsing the plants. Some craft booths and vendors, and a small beer garden. I didn't have any beer, but I did have a brat and a coke.
( current favorite... )
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