A Sunday Walk - Seattle in November

Sunday was a gray, low-cloud, damp day. So what better to do than go for a stroll through Woodland Park and around Green Lake! The walk yielded interesting sights and smells - full of subtle colors, textures, and contrasts.
FLORA
Fungi

Autumn trees
A few of the trees on the walk around Green Lake

tulip poplar

willow

tamarack

close-up of deciduous tamarack leaves (color has turned from green and needles starting to drop)

Wood chips

A mountain crest of chipped wood on Derby Hill in Woodland Park - fun to climb and it smelled like pencil shavings. :)

FAUNA
Waterfowl

Grebe on a very calm Green Lake - calm enough for mirror image

Crows

Crows pecking for good noms.

Mountain Bike Racers


Steeplechase mountain bikers were racing in Woodland Park. A muddy track and hairpin turns caused several collisions. This steeplechase portion required nimbleness and strength!