A Work Party at Corwall Park

This was on Saturday.

It was a great experience to see this in action. 

Native plants set out for the work party.

WA Native Plant display.

Native plants to be planted.

Western hemlock, paper birch, cascara and black hawthorn.

Many booths to visit. 

Today I walked in beautiful weather.
Sunday I walked in drizzle. 

Trails, Finding Interesting Plants.

Or could be a native mountain ash.

Evaluate flowers in spring.

Went off trail past these two interesting items.

I got confused and did a little loop here.

Washington Cultivation: While it is not native to the Pacific Northwest, it can be grown in Western Washington as an ornamental shade or landscape tree (such as specimens found on the UW Campus Tree Tours), provided it is planted in moist, well-drained soils.

Birthday Walk - 3.09 Miles at age 84

It rained as usually on my birthday.

But I was able to walk inside of the building and easily did my 3+ miles. 

November walking so far.

Park is much more fun but at least I can use my sticks in the building.

Thimbleberry

I'm learning new native plants in our Cornwall Park.

This park is very different from our Oak Preserve.

I will look for these in spring. 

A patch that still have leaves along the trail.
Growing in large patches, Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus) is a beautiful shrub with prominent white blossoms and large star-shaped leaves that form a dense cover. The stems are thornless. Showy clusters of fragrant white flowers attract bumblebees and other pollinators. The edible berries that appear in mid to late summer are quite popular with the birds, and you'll be racing them to sample the bounty! The Leaves turn brilliant orange to maroon in fall.

Today my walk took me around the outside trails.

It was 1 mile to the entrance on Indiana Dr. 

Today was the longest walk so far. 

Going Off the Main Trails

Today's walk, 3.24 miles.

Off the main trail.

Found this old bench on a trail.

It was rugged but I loved it!

Walking 3+ Miles for 3 Days

November 1, 2, & 3.

Still experimenting with different routes.

Today I walked along Birchwood Ave. to this crossing.

This little squirrel thought I had food for him. 

The closed bridge from the other side of the creek.

One mile from home to the creek.

Still no salmon to be seen. 

Squalicum Creek Restoration

More Walking in Cornwell Park

3.9 miles, my goal!!

Walked the left trail, up and over a big hill.

Main entrance off Meridian. 

A few trees with lots of color.

Side trail to Meridian. 

One trail left to walk, on left bottom of map.