We headed to the UW again today. Partly to avoid the weekend crowds. 1. The trees along Rainier Vista are blooming. 2. The weather is supposed to be sunny. 3. It’s a weekend.
We continued walking the campus edges by Lake Washington.
Our route included passing by the UW baseball field. The outfield wall is separated from Lake Washington by a moat swamp and a narrow gravel road. Home runs often end up in the wet.
When I looked up from the sodden baseball I saw this.
The heron was quite close, but seemingly nonplussed by traffic on the gravel path.
We continued on, stopping at the Ravenna Brewery to share a brew. This gave us the energy to make it home, on a route that included two steep hills. I considered a hilly, but not quite as steep route, but it was longer.
Funny side note. We play a license plate game. Starting at 000 you count up. 001, 002, etc. We started in October 2024 and are currently looking for 086. We look at plates on walks, and sometimes while driving, depending on conditions. It’s slightly obsessive. Carl was watching a movie last night, and found himself looking at the license plate numbers in the movie. No, it would not have counted.
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