Snaps from last few daily walks ...
June 22 - Saturday - Coyote!
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| Today's walk highlight -- Coyote A moment when I wish I had one of those big cameras with super-fast lens. This coyote wasn't going to stand still for a perfect shot. This was a first for me at Green Lake. Saturday, June 22, 2019 |
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| The coyote again. This spotting was near the end of today's walk. I never expected to see a coyote in this highly urbanized area. June 22nd |
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| First snap today. Cloudy, 57F (14C), no wind, dry. At Green Lake, June 22, 2019 6:03 AM Great walk weather! |
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| Mallard family At Green Lake, June 22nd |
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| Closer look at the little ones Green Lake, June 22nd |
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| Yet another Mallard family nearby the ones in the snaps above. At Green Lake, June 22nd |
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| Looking across the lake for a last snap today. Green Lake, Seattle, Washington June 22, 2019 |
The summer solstice occurred in Seattle, June 21, 2019, at 8:54 AM PDT. From that moment onward we are leaving the longest day of the year behind and heading toward the winter solstice, shortest day of the year, December 21, 2019. Daylight is calculated as the time between sunrise and sunset. On June 21 daylight in Seattle was 15 hours 59 minutes. On December 21 it will be 8 hours 25 minutes. Another way to look at this --- June 21 --- has the shortest night of the year.
*The #walk116 refers to this being my 116th walk of about 3 miles every day without missing a day. I started this streak of daily walks on February 26. Most walks have been around the lake at Green Lake Park, Seattle, WA, USA.
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| At the start of the walk a media guy with video camera set up at the lake. My guess ... to catch sunrise, at Green Lake, on summer solstice. Sadly, too cloudy to be successful. At Green Lake, Seattle, WA June 21, 2019 5:43 AM |
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| Geese on the go. At Green Lake, June 21st |
June 20 - Thursday - #walk115
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| How it looked at the start of today's walk at Green Lake. 52F (11C) almost zero wind, mostly cloudy. June 20, 2019 5:57 AM |
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| Rowing in the "steam" June 20 at Green Lake |
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| Looking toward Duck Island at Green Lake June 20th |
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| Haven't seen a heron for days! Finally, spotted this one, this morning. At Green Lake, June 20th It seemed almost like she/he was waiting for me to show up and snap the picture. 😊 |
To see a neat blog post about Great Egrets,
check out Saturday's Critters. Great Egrets look
like Great Blue Herons except for the coloring.
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| Zoomed out to give you the larger scene. Great Blue Heron at Green Lake June 20th |
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| Last snap this morning. Some parts of the lake like a mirror. June 20, 2019 at Green Lake |
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| One snap for June 19th at Green Lake A mostly cloudy morning. |
June 18 - Tuesday - #walk113
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| Neighborhood walk today. These flowers stopped me. Today's walk in Magnolia neighborhood, Seattle. 2.97 miles June 18, 2019 3:25 PM |
June 17 - Monday - #walk112
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| One snap at the start of my walk ... June 17, 2019 At Green Lake, Seattle, WA 5:41 AM |
June 16 - Sunday - #walk113
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| Beautiful, mostly sunny skies, at the start of the walk, June 16, 2019 At Green Lake, Seattle, WA 6:10 AM |
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| At Green Lake June 16th |
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| Geese and goslings at Green Lake June 16, 2019 |
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| Closer look at the goslings. June 16th at Green Lake |
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| I'm amazed at the amount of cover due to the cottonwood tree seeds. June 16th at Green Lake Wondering what the chances are for just ONE germination? |
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| "cotton" from cottonwood trees at Green Lake, June 16th |
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| Mallard family at Green Lake June 16th |
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| Last snap at the end of the walk. June 16th at Green Lake |
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| Just 5 days until Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the sun is about as far north on the western horizon as it will get. Here is sunset on June 16th from home. Sun gets close, but not quite, to the water tank on the western horizon hillside. |
Hello, John! Kudos and congrats to you on your walking. I am glad you are feeling healthier from your walks, that is a great incentive. The lake views are beautiful. I love all the ducks, geese and your heron photos. Lovely capture of the sunset. Thank so much for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend. PS, thank you for the comment on my blog.
ReplyDeleteYou are enjoying your walks and getting lots of great photos to share. How neat to see the baby geese and that beautiful Heron. The coyote is a bit scary to see but looks like he is on the move! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDelete...nice walks in your nature preserve!
ReplyDeleteThe coyote and the ducklings were fascinating. I see lots of mating pairs of ducks but never the ducklings.
ReplyDeleteMore wonderful photos during your walks. Nice capture of the coyote if even if it was blurry. At least you got a picture!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for walking all those days in a row. A great accomplishment.
These pictures are such a wonderful way to document your daily walks. It is fascinating to see the area change as the seasons progress. We have had lawns turn white from the cotton wood seeds.They do become somewhat of a nuisance.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you want to break your routine. I find that once the routine is broken that I can make up lame excuses not to continue walking or cycling.
ReplyDeleteHello John!
ReplyDeleteFörutom en förbättrad hälsa får du många upplevelser på dina promenader. Häftigt att få syn på en coyote! Det ser ut som om du alltid har vackert väder promenaderna, fina bilder av en vacker miljö runt sjön.
Hi John- great snaps you've taken about Green Lake - hope your well...we're in the grip of Winter now and we've just passed the Solstice...already looking for an Early Spring. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteWell done on your walking, and thank you so much for sharing the lovely selection of photographs here with us.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing them :)
All the best Jan
Love to see the coyote :)
ReplyDeleteWow to the coyote up close! Lovely shots of the sunsets too.
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