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Community living in Discovery Park, Seattle.
(Same shrooms, different angles)

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November 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Larches (Larix Occidentalis) in fall look like Muppet trees to me
Here's one on a foggy day, given an artsy treatment
#Photography #SeattleWashington #FallColors #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #RavennaPark #Artsy #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW
A yellow-orange larch tree amid dark barren trees in a foggy ravine in Ravenna Park. The larch stands out because of its color and its appearance, looking like a shaggy, slightly discombobulated pine tree. The image is lightly processed to give it a more fantastic feel.
November 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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A couple of long tall madrones (Arbutus menziesii) reach into the autumn skies
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #RavennaPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW
Two tall madrone trees grow on the edge of Ravenna, Park. One has an orange-ish bark, the other is silvery. Most of the branches, covered with green leathery leaves, are clustered near the top. Several small, still shrubby big leaf maples surround the bottom of the madrones. The maples' leaves are golden yellow and brown. The sky is cerulean blue, with fluffy clouds.
November 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Went from mostly green to mostly gold. There's a trail down there
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #RavennaPark #SeattleParks #FallColors
Looking down into the Ravenna Creek ravine, you can see the big leaf maples and snowberry bushes are mostly golden. The image shows several maple tree trunks, with leaves looking as if they are floating in the air. The bushes cluster about the bottom, looking like dancing specks of gold. The sky is overcast with rising fog.
November 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Redwood tree
Bark with some leaves caught in the shreds (Sequoia sempervirens)
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #CowenPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW
Rugged redwood bark shows it's vertical striations, with grooves full of fibrous shreds and tops of grooves glazed with purple-red. There are a few pinnate leaves that have fallen against the bark, in the same color range but lighter, and glowing like burnished copper.
October 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Shaggy parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes or olivieri? ) growing under Redwood trees
#FungiFriends #FungiLovers #Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #Mushrooms #ShaggyParasol #SeattleParks #CowenPark
A rounded mushroom cap is growing amid Redwood duff, grass and weeds in Cowen Park. The cap is white with reddish brown scales. The cap looks finely shaggy. Turning the mushroom over, you can see it's larger than it first appeared. The cap rim is shaggy. The gills are crowded and a light tan. The ring on the stipe is creamy white, detached, and also shaggy looking. The stope is fairly slender, colored reddish orange below the ring, with a bulbous foot. The flesh turned a reddish shade when broken.n Although it is listed as edible, some people are very sensitive and get quite sick when eating them. I'll pass!
October 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
A walk in the park
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A leaf-littered trail leads to a grassy slope under golden big leaf maples, green firs and cedars, and some red oak. There is a small pool of light directly ahead on the trail. The photo has been processed for an impressionistic feel.
October 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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The Seattle Park District is gearing up for a pivotal vote on its ambitious 2027 budget, promising significant investments in community parks and infrastructure.

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Seattle Park District board hears proposed 2027 budget; final votes set for Nov. 20
Interim Superintendent Michelle Finnegan briefed the Park District board on the proposed 2027 budget, describing technical adjustments and operating and capital allocations; board members pressed staff for more detail on maintenance trade-offs and community engagement. No votes were taken; adoption is scheduled for Nov. 20.
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October 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Playing in the leaves
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #CowenPark #Artsy
A small child runs off into the sunlit grass, away from their friends under the park trees. The big spreading trees are showing autumn colors, in shades of red, yellow, orange and green. The other children are playing in the carpet of fallen leaves under the tree branches. The shadows are long and deep, with dappled sunlight highlighting the leafy ground. The photo processing is intended to create an impressionistic image where the dominant effects are of sunlight, shadow, and glowing colors. A group of children are playing in the multicolored leaves under large spreading buckeye and maple trees. The sunlight is filtered through the glowing autumn trees. The trees are colored in shades of red, yellow, orange and green. The shadows are long and deep, with dappled sunlight highlighting the leafy ground. The photo processing is intended to create an impressionistic image where the dominant effects are of sunlight, shadow, and glowing colors.
October 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Seattle's Parks budget is set to soar by 10% in 2027, funding major community center renovations while some projects face delays—what does this mean for our parks?

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Budget boosts community‑center capital and new restroom funding even as some projects are delayed
Parks staff told council the proposed budget increases capital spending primarily for four community center renovations (Green Lake, Lake City, Loyal Heights, Queen Anne) funded by LTGO bonds, adds restroom renovation money (including King County levy support), and moves the 8th & Mercer community center funding into later years; some athletic field work and West Magnolia Playfield turfing were delayed.
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October 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
carolannie.bsky.social
The pause that refreshes. That water is so clear you can't see it in spots. Doesn't that light look like early morning? It's actually noon.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #CowenPark #RavennaCreek #DogsOfBluesky #MontysAutumn
A small gray shih tzu (on a lead!) stands in a very clear Ravenna Creek, drinking water. The creek shores are littered with brown big leaf maple leaves. Monty is between large gray mossy boulders. You can see the sand on the bottom of the creek, and the pebbles leading up to the shore. The light is strong and is casting long sharp tree shadows.
October 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
I guess my favorite vine maple (Acer circinatum) came through the drought in fine fettle
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #RavennaPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW #FallColors
A branch of a vine maple tree covered with colorful leaves looks like a flight of bright birds against the shadowy underbrush. The coarsely toothed many-lobed leaves glow in with green overlaid with yellow or orange, or bright yellow, or bright orange. The branch bisects the image from top right to bottom left , with leaves spread out on each side.
October 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Seattle's proposed budget cuts could jeopardize public safety and neighborhood livability, sparking heated debate among council members.

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Council members warn cuts to graffiti abatement and Unified Care Team could harm public safety
Central staff briefed the committee on Parks’ proposed 2027–28 budget, which includes reductions of $500,000 for graffiti‑prevention strategies and a $900,000 general‑fund reduction tied to Unified Care Team capacity. Multiple council members said the changes risk public‑safety and neighborhood livability impacts and asked for alternatives.
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October 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
A black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) leaf turning yellow in patches
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #RavennaPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW
A black cottonwood tree leaf is transitioning to yellow. The lanceolate leaf has wavy edges. Its surface has seemingly haphazard bits of bright green and bright yellow squarish areas like mosaic tiles. The veins are light yellow. The leaf has fallen on a gray graveled trail. There are red-brown redcedar leaves around. There is a beam of sunlight brightening a corner of the cottonwood leaf.
October 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Tiny Parasola species (P. auricoma?), or inkcaps, in redcedar duff. These pop up in the morning, dump spores, and are gone by nighttime.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #FungiLovers #FungiFriends #RavennaPark #SeattleParks #Mushrooms #Fungi
Tiny yellowish gray mushroom with small emerging caps next to it. The mature gray cap, with a smooth tan center, looks pleated like a tropical drink umbrella, and you can actually see the gills through the translucent cap. The mushrooms are growing in a mix of reddish brown dead leaves, gray cedar mulch, and various bits of duff. A shot of the underside of the Parasola mushroom, with its detached grayish brown gills radiating out from the center to the cap edge. The stem is thin, fragile and whitish. The mushrooms are growing in a mix of reddish brown dead leaves, maple samaras, gray cedar mulch and other dead materials.
October 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Finally mushrooms. But in a watered area in the park. Some sort of Agaricus spp., possibly augustus, with its pleasant smell.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #FungiLovers #FungiFriends #RavennaPark #SeattleParks #Mushrooms #Fungi
Cream colored mushrooms push up from the redcedar duff in the park. A large one has a flattened to concave top, with its brown gills showing along the edge. The two button mushrooms are round. They are all covered with brown scales, more concentrated towards the middle of the cap. Someone pulled out one of the mushrooms under the redcedar, showing it's light brown detached gills, and the skirt like "ring" hanging from the top of the stem.
October 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
I persuaded Monty to be cute in autumn leaves. It involved a bribe. He really isn't into posing or looking at me when there's stuff to sniff.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #CowenPark #SeattleParks #DogsOfBluesky #AutumnColors
A small gray shih tzu sits amid an array of overlapping red maple leaves on a trail. The autumnal leaves are blazing in shades of red, orange, yellow, pink, maroon, gold and khaki tan.
October 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Red maple (Acer ribrum) can be counted on to provide yearly opportunities for trite photos that we love of beautiful colored leaves.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #RedMaple #Reds #CowenPark #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks
An array of red maple leaves covers the path in Cowen Park. The leaves, with their five(ish) lobes and pointy tips, glow in glorious shades of orange, gold, red, maroon,yellow, and some turning to paper bag brown.
October 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Seattle Parks & Recreation is reshaping its budget to prioritize essential services, including new restrooms and expanded teen programs, while making tough decisions on turf projects.

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#SeattleKingCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #CommunityInvestment #RecreationAccess #SeattleParks
Parks proposes capital realignments, restrooms and teen programs while trimming some turf projects
Seattle Parks & Recreation presented a budget that reassigns some park‑district capital funds to cover operating needs, adds investments for restrooms and teen late‑night programming, subsidizes aquatics operations, and delays or reprioritizes several synthetic turf replacements and remediation projects.
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September 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Autumn's last color blast in the community garden
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #SeattleParks #PicardoFarmPPatch #Flowers #BloomScrolling
Zinnias, salvias, cosmos, sneezeweeds, etc, in bright pinks, oranges, yellows, reds, purples and a splash of sky blue, a final blaze of glory in the P-Patch. All the colors are set off by masses of green leaves growing along the garden path. Green beans, rosemary and mint leaves mingle with red and pink zinnias. Another layer of plantings include blue green kale leaves, pink cosmos, and towering sunflower plants with bright yellow flowers.
September 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
More of this, Seattle
#SeattleWashington #Ecology #Conservation #SeattleParks #PollinatorPatches

parkways.seattle.gov/2026/09/15/p...
Partnering for Pollinators  - Parkways
Written By Todd Burley & Eric Sterner  Urban nature is all about transformation. Where concrete once dominated, it takes intention, creativity, and passion to bring nature back to where it has always ...
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September 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Was looking at redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea) berries, was visited by this crane fly
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #SeattleParks #SacajaweaPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW
A cluster of round white dogwood berries droops down amid the bush's oval green leaves. There is a dead leaf on the ground, turning bright yellow. The leaf and berry stems are a somber red, which gets brighter in winter. A pale tan crane fly has landed on a green dogwood leaf. It has very long legs that reach out beyond its translucent, golden, veined wings, balancing it in the middle. Its body is long and looks very fragile.
September 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Green sunlight
#Photography #Artsy #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #RavennaPark
A mostly green photograph rendered to look impressionistic. A dusty brown trail in dappled sunlight is lined with sun-struck, glowing green osoberry bushes. The photo is framed top and right by leafy masses of dark green redcedar branches. There are a couple of dark brown, small logs under the osoberries, with patches of moss on top.
September 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Maroon
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #SeattleParks #PicardoFarmPPatch #BloomScrolling #Dahlias
A maroon dahlia with layers of spiraling curvy petals is nestled in green leaves. The lower petals have raindrops captured in their curve, reflecting light from the sky, maroonly.
September 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
myscenicdrives.bsky.social
#saturdayvibes from Discovery Park - just 15-20 min from downtown Seattle - an amazing place to hike, birdwatch, and relax amid the sound of rolling waves. Hope you're having a great long weekend!

#seattle #nature #hiking #seattleparks #discoverypark #birdwatching #beach #pnwlife
September 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM