So much to see this time of year!

With Viva moving to her forever home, I have a bit more time in the morning.  So, I'm back to walking to and from work. 

Getting ready to head out and even with all the rain, we've had some amazing sunrises to view from our deck.

Bellevue and Lake Washington

  

Off I go and here's some of what I see!

Rain brings the moss

Hops

Puddle full of leaves

Lots of mushrooms popping up

Here comes the moss



Tree reflection in a puddle of leaves



  

  

 

Passion flower

Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree)

Lots of smashed fruit by walkers and bikers who use this path



Rain drops on the backside of the leave

A confused lily.  The next day it died from the cold night.



A photo from our deck once I was home in the evening - a beautiful time of year.

Mt Rainier, Seward Park and Lake Washington.

City shrooming

With lots of rain that means mushrooms are popping up all over the place.  Here are some of the fabulous mushrooms we are finding on our in city walks. 

My favorite mushroom find!

Catty says " Make sure you look closely at the ground as you may miss some!"

Lots of variety

We find little ones

Colorful ones

And big fuzzy mushrooms

I think this would be called a fungus but, it's still cool

These remind me of marshmallows

Tiny, tiny little umbrella like mushrooms

Catty says "Wow a fairy ring!"

Love the variety

A layering of shrooms

Lots of texture

 

 I had to do a second look when Brett pointed this out.  It looks like some puked in the grass.

More color

Neat patterns

All kinds of hiding spots

A fun shot that could be what you see if you eat mushrooms that you are not 100% sure their effects.

Looking forward to finding lots more mushrooms as we head into a rainy winter!