The Fill is an old city garbage dump on the shores of Lake Washington, just east of Husky Stadium. I can remember coming here as a child and wondering where J.P. Patches house was.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Patches
Now the dump is filled and capped. The University Center for Urban Horticulture is here. The land has been allowed to return to a semi-wild state. Students use areas for their studies.
The fill has always been a Mecca for bird watching. In the 80s staff members of the UW who were dedicated bird watchers recorded and reported the day bird life of the Fill. It was a reliable magnet for rare sightings. Many of us learned all about spotting and watching birds. It is where I learned our native swallows.
Now the grasses grow high and the ponds are secluded. I easily lose my way as paths dip twist and turn. Before it was wide and open, now trees have matured and you lose some of your bearings.
So I got my needed photo ( subject "dog house" ) A toughie. I live in an apartment, Who uses Dog Houses any more. But in an AH HA! moment, The University of Washington Husky Stadium aka "The Dawg House"
That sorted I decided just to ramble and see what I could find enjoying the sun.
Purple Salsify ~ Common Salsify. Tragopogon porrifolius
Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis. The field are filled with these grassland nesters.
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias enjoys a bask at the Carp Pond
Painted Turtles love the logs along Union Bay
Over in the horticulture Center Demo Garden
Bees do what bees do.
This one is having a face off.
Cedar Waxwing , Bombycilla cedrorum. The most beautiful and seamless bird possible. Never a wrinkle or crease on these birds
A scolding Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla, told me I was not welcome in his little territory
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