Every Friday I get to work at the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue. It's always great, but when the weather is about as perfect as it can be, then it's awesome!
Today I had the chance to get out and hike around. Found a geocache. Saw a bunch of birds including a Goldfinch, Heron, and many more. The Goldfinch is the Washington State Bird...but I also saw some beautiful rhododendrons, the Washington State Flower. There was a cool garter snake, a frisky squirrel, and other assorted wildlife. The air was filled with cottonwood, almost like snow. My beloved, Joyce is sneezing her head off now. She's allergic.
This shot was taken with my Nikon D-40. The trail I was on consisted of dirt and boardwalks. I took the bridge over the Mercer Slough and followed the Heritage Trail around to find this cache. The trail skirts a wonderful blueberry farm. You can buy the berries at the stand on Bellevue Way. They're great! Come fall, this area will turn quite colorful.
All in all, a great day for a short walk in the wild...just a stone's throw from the big city.
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