Arboretum 6/2

On this bipolar day of sunshine and overcast I decided to go to the Arboretum to try some natural history. It was sunny, bright for the most part, but had some moments where the sun just went away for a little bit. As I approach the inlet I noticed the large lillypads that blanketed the water. This area was also strongly populated by waterfowl and also many songbirds. Along the sides of this inlet there were many hawthorns along with douglas fir trees and cedar trees. As I crossed the Montlake bridge to enter the arboretum I notice one major change from outside the arboretum compared to the inside. As most people will experience the same thing where you immediately get surrounded by wildflowers of various color. Blue, red, white, violet, yellow you name it. Further into the arboretum you start developing much denser areas with larger vegetation as well as softer soil do the water saturation. The arboretum has a ton of biodiversity and also would've been a great place to have done some of our student led tours here.

Posted on June 5, 2012 02:57 PM by jinam22