Fun times at Seattle University

We planned a fun walk for both Catty and D'light by heading over to Seattle University.  It's an urban walk which Catty likes and once on the Seattle University campus there are lots of critters - exactly what D'light loves.

While D''light and Brett are hunting, Catty and I take in the campus.

Pretty view at the reflection pond.

Nice light and love the leaf reflection in the windows.

Look who finds us.

Catty curious about the small pond

"I need a better view"

"What are you doing over there Catty?  Let's go hunt."

"You go have fun hunting I have things to investigate"

"He's critter crazy!"

Catty and I take in the flowers still in bloom.

We find something interesting.  "Do you see it?"

Down for a closer look and it's a really neat water feature.

A video and one could sit and watch this for hours as it's mesmerizing.

D'light curious about the moving water

"Do you have a treat for me walking on this weird grating?!"

We move on and find some random mushrooms.

This picture cracks me up. I'm taking a photo of the mushroom and D'light sees a squirrel.  He and Brett were off like a shot after this photo.

 

"I have a critter crazy brother"

Stopping to scan the area

Air sniff

He has his hunting plan off they go...

I wish I had video of this.  Catty found a leaf in the pond and clearly thought is was food or garbage.  She worked to get it out and got a snout full of water.  But she got the leaf as you can see.  She was disappointed with what she caught. 

Silly Catty girl

And what does a 3 hour walk get us...

A tired Catty

A relaxed D'light

"I love our adventures!"

The rain brings the mushrooms - Part 2

In case you missed it, here's the first post in our fun adventure at Seward Park

 

The rain brings the mushrooms - Part 1

 

We move on through the old growth section of Seward Park and the colors are just beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodpeckers have been back at the park for about a month.  We haven't seen any yet but, we hear them and see their handy work.

 

 

 

Love the fall colors!

 

 

 We find more mushrooms



This one is curious as you can see the drops that hang off the mushroom

 

 

Fungi!

 

 

 

This variety often has water drops on it which is really interesting to look at up close.

 

 

As I'm looking at the above fungi, D'light is over at some tree wondering if a critter is up it and Brett says quietly "Do you see it?".

 

 

I slowly look up and who's watching who!

 

 

 

Then the little Douglas squirrel and D'light see each other at the same time... a blur of them moving.

 

 

 

"Come back!"

 

 

 

D'light had us laughing as he attempted to get at the squirrel who was long gone.

 

 

 

Time to keep moving

 

 

 

 

and more to find

 

 

 

"I wish all you critters would come down and see me"

 

 

 

 

Lots of crows at the park and they watch all that is going on around them.

 

 

 

We move out of the old growth section and walk the 2.5 mile paved loop around Seward Park.    Lots to see on ground and all around.

 

 

 

We take in Lake Washington - you can see downtown Seattle to the right of D'light's head.  He is of course scanning for critters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we make our way on the path, we spotted some new birds at Seward.  Birds are migrating and we see Cormorants.

 

 

 

Some pied-billed grebe
 

 

 

 

A trio of brandt's cormorant and pied-billed grebe

 

Fun times with lots to see!