Fremont Peak Park

06/06/2023

https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/foxtail-grass-and-your-dog

WebMD explains the serious risks of a dog's encounter with foxtrail grass, which has seeds that can burrow into your dog's feet, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and even brain.

06/06/2023

On a less happy note: this is foxtail. It has been in FPP (I've been removing it) and is present in the neighborhood. We are trying to control it.
It is dangerous to dogs, so you might want to keep your furry friends out of tall grass.
https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/foxtail-grass-and-your dog

06/06/2023

This is mock orange as it begins to bloom. For a closer look, enter the park and walk over to the morning terrace (these rocks were NOT made for climbing).

06/03/2023

The Serviceberry has developed berries. They seem to have this fluorescent orange powder on them that doesn't come off of your fingers, as a curious visitor demonstrated.

05/17/2023

the Nootka roses are starting to bloom: two varieties, large dark pink and smaller pale pink

05/01/2023

Picture of recalcitrant trees

05/01/2023

The birch and the two other trees interfering with the view have been reported to Seattle Parks. They are trying to decide what to do. The slope the birch is on is getting progressively steeper, due to erosion. Trees (and blackberries and ivy) stabilize it to a certain degree. Consequently, they don't want to remove the trees, I suppose unless they plant other trees and allow them to get established.
Why not just hack the tops off, you ask? Trees have a real sense of humor? survival? You top them, and they send out a bunch of branches horizontally from the point where you cut them, and then those branches send branches skyward. So now instead of blocking 5 feet, you block 5-10 feet on each side. I don't know about taking off some of the lower horizontal branches, making a tall skinny tree. I'll talk to my park person again.

picture to follow

05/01/2023

Flowering quince, apricot variety. Does not have thorns, spreads less than the white, native variety

05/01/2023

Tulips on parking strip

05/01/2023

Native Serviceberry

03/28/2022

Public service announcement: poison hemlock is present in some area parks, although NOT FREMONT PEAK PARK, that I've seen. It looks like carrot, parsnip or Queen Anne's lace with a fine leaf structure that resembles a small fern. The difference: purple stems, as you can see in the picture. Wear gloves if you are removing it, bag it tightly, and put it in the trash. It is a skin irritant, and eating even small amounts can be lethal.

12/22/2021

Two artistically-inclined friends who have been visiting since they were small sent holiday greetings to FPP. I'd like to share. Thank you Finnian and Corbin