Mushrooms in the Strawberry Patch

I was surprised to see these.

We have had a lot of rain the past two or three days and some mushrooms popped up in our strawberry patch.

I wonder if they are edible?

Melting Snow

My walking route today - 2.7 mi.

The weather was actually pretty warm and most of the snow from earlier in the week had melted.

I decided to take a short walk to the drugstore, and then go south through the parks. I finally discovered the trail that connects Brookhaven Park to Lowami-Hart Woods. I knew there must be one, but it wasn't marked on any maps anywhere.

Icy Grass in our front yard.

Sami noticed a patch of icy grass and realized that our garden hose had busted during the freezing weather. Hopefully our water bill isn't too high next month.

Icicles

The water from the hose made icicles on our Camellia and Rhododendron bushes.

Pine Cones on SW Daphne St.

Quince - Cydonia oblonga - SW Daphne St.

Sami actually planted a small Japanese Flowering Quince in our front yard this spring. Ours is still very small and will probably take a few years before it starts bearing fruit.

Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua - SW Nehalem Ln

Frog Sculpture - SW Nehalem Ln, entrance to Brookhaven Park

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Many Mushrooms at Tualatin Hills Nature Park

Still bored with our neighborhood streets, I decided to go walk the trails at Tualatin Hills Nature Park.

They have 5 miles of mostly flat trails and a very nice restroom in the visitor's center. I ended up walking 3.75 miles in the north and southeast sections of the park.

Owl Hunting in Hart Woods

I'd gotten a bit bored with the neighborhood streets, so I decided to explore Hart Woods and Brookhaven park again. In the past Sami and I had seen an owl in Hart Woods and I was hoping to see one again. The path through the park is not correct at all, I just threw some lines in the area to get an idea of mileage.

Top of a hollow tree

I heard a couple owls in the area, but never did see them.

Walk to Fanno Creek Park