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After work i headed out to Glacier Ridge Metro Park. I was hoping for some interesting visible geology, but i didn't see anything dramatic. The many small lakes and the vernal pools may have some source in the underlying glacial moraine.
Spring wildflowers were out and i did get to look at open spring beauties. There were two other white flowers mixed in with the spring beauties: both had the four petal hint that they were in the mustard family. I'm not sure how much time i'll spend trying to figure out which. http://www.wildflower.org/ has 135 native plants in the family in the small size range i observed, with no way to filter based on location.
One of the delights of last night's walk was the rain: cumulus congestus clouds had been forming all day, and the sky was the hazy blue of summer humidity. As i drove to the park i could see rain falling from different clouds, but in between it was quite sunny. I had a hat and an umbrella, so i was prepared when the fat drops started to fall. The rattle of the drops on last autumn's fallen leaves delighted me, and i was in a meadow area when the sun came out. In the golden afternoon light the the drops flashed gold and wet branches of small trees glistened. The squall passed, and i kept my eye on the antisolar point. I was rewarded with views of faint rainbows off and on the rest of the evening. Despite the rain passing, the cloud overhead began to rumble and grumble. No visible lightning bolts to worry me about standing alone in a field, but plenty of atmospheric tympanic accompaniment for the birds. Robins and redwing blackbirds had easily identifiable calls.
Spring wildflowers were out and i did get to look at open spring beauties. There were two other white flowers mixed in with the spring beauties: both had the four petal hint that they were in the mustard family. I'm not sure how much time i'll spend trying to figure out which. http://www.wildflower.org/ has 135 native plants in the family in the small size range i observed, with no way to filter based on location.
One of the delights of last night's walk was the rain: cumulus congestus clouds had been forming all day, and the sky was the hazy blue of summer humidity. As i drove to the park i could see rain falling from different clouds, but in between it was quite sunny. I had a hat and an umbrella, so i was prepared when the fat drops started to fall. The rattle of the drops on last autumn's fallen leaves delighted me, and i was in a meadow area when the sun came out. In the golden afternoon light the the drops flashed gold and wet branches of small trees glistened. The squall passed, and i kept my eye on the antisolar point. I was rewarded with views of faint rainbows off and on the rest of the evening. Despite the rain passing, the cloud overhead began to rumble and grumble. No visible lightning bolts to worry me about standing alone in a field, but plenty of atmospheric tympanic accompaniment for the birds. Robins and redwing blackbirds had easily identifiable calls.
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