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iPhoneography Monday: 2-3-14

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iPhone Monday 2-3-14

Saturday afternoon John, Ryan and I laced up our hiking shoes and set out to explore Southwest County Olympic View Park.  This 120 acre parcel was owned and logged in the early 1900’s by Pope and Talbot before they transferred ownership to the University of Washington who eventually granted the property to the City of Edmonds in 1971 under the conditions that it be managed as a passive woodland open space.  The hiking trails are overgrown logging skids lined with enormous old growth stumps, covered in moss and hosting vibrant new trees and ferns.  If you look closely at the right side of the stump above the buckboard notch cut by the early loggers is still visible.

Today’s post is part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge:  Nature.

36 responses to “iPhoneography Monday: 2-3-14”

  1. Redneck Garage Avatar
    Redneck Garage

    Lisa,
    That is a very cool picture!!! I have never seen a tree growing on top of the stump of another tree. Mother Nature is truly amazing. Your picture was a nice diversion from the gray cube walls and Murphy’s Law.
    Patrick

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Patrick, I couldn’t stop taking photos of new trees growing from old stumps and am sure there will be more posts to follow!

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  2. lensandpensbysally Avatar
    lensandpensbysally

    Really a fabulous testament to nature’s ingenuity and magnificence. The leaves cascading out of the top adds a nice touch too. Happy Phoneography Monday.

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Sally, it was nice to see nature taking back the old growth as a home for new life.

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  4. digitalgranny Avatar
    digitalgranny

    Amazing shot.

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Ruth!

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  5. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    I’m in awe, Lisa!!!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Amy, it was so pretty and green during a month that seems full of brown here. I can’t wait to go back. 🙂

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  7. denasgoodlife Avatar
    denasgoodlife

    Beautiful! I love a good old tree.

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Dena, I do too. 🙂

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  8. D'Arcy H Avatar
    D’Arcy H

    You just KNOW this tree comes alive at night!!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Yes!!!

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  9. Angeline M Avatar
    Angeline M

    Beautiful….alive? Oh,my!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      You never know… 🙂

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  10. sukiesoriginal Avatar
    sukiesoriginal

    Wow, what a magic place. It’s so dry here at the moment, it’s an extra pleasure to see your pictures!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks, I’m happy to share the green. 🙂

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      1. sukiesoriginal Avatar
        sukiesoriginal

        We need it – especially after a wallaby broke in to the fenced bit of garden, and ate the leaves off 3 strawberry plants…a fair bit of what little green there was!

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      2. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
        NW Frame of Mind

        Oh no. 😦 I get upset when the squirrels eat my strawberry plants but since I’ve never seen one before I might think a wallaby was cute. 🙂

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      3. sukiesoriginal Avatar
        sukiesoriginal

        They are cute – fluffier looking and smaller than a kangaroo. Your equivalent “garden pest” is probably deer – do they like roses? The wallaby does!

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      4. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
        NW Frame of Mind

        Yes, deer will eat anything! Except daffodils…

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      5. sukiesoriginal Avatar
        sukiesoriginal

        LOL

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  11. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    It is comforting to see nature restoring itself. An excellent photo!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thank you Paula! I agree, it is a great thing to see nature coming back to life.

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  12. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    Amazing, Lisa. It’s difficult to have any idea of how big all this is with nothing with which to compare. But it looks enormous!

    janet

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      It is pretty big Janet, the top of the old stump was several feet over my head!

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  13. FireBonnet Avatar
    FireBonnet

    What a gorgeous image. The stump is fascinating and colors rich and vibrant. Yummy!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Meghan, the vibrant greens are what caught my attention too!

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  14. themofman Avatar
    themofman

    I just looked up this park and the surrounding geography on Google Maps. I didn’t realize that you were so close to the Salish Sea. I visited Vancouver numerous times when I grew up in BC but I never got to cross the border into Washington, and was always fascinated with your state. You’re in a beautiful area.

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Allan, yes we are really close to the Salish Sea and I’m happy to hear you think it is a beautiful area. You can probably tell I agree from all of my photos. 😉 Growing up I could see the lights from Grouse Mountain in BC from my room, Bellingham Bay and Lummi Island from the front yard and Mt. Baker from the backyard. The views certainly spoiled me because now I need to see both mountains and sea at the same time to feel truly at home.

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  17. vastlycurious.com Avatar
    vastlycurious.com

    This is just mesmerizing! I looked for the notch but I cannot see it. Beautiful though!

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    1. NW Frame of Mind Avatar
      NW Frame of Mind

      Thanks Kathryn! The notch is on the right side about 1/3 of the way up from the ground.

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      1. vastlycurious.com Avatar
        vastlycurious.com

        I will look again : )

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