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I did my daily gig at the Picardo Family Farm community gardens this morning. Seattle's system of community gardens is called the P-Patch system, because the Picardo family gave part of their farm for this purpose in 1973 and started the community gardens; this is how their name is memorialized. Here are a few photos of the P-Patch on a cloudy morning. Some of the gardeners have been here for decades, and they have built little beds with stones and bricks. I think there are more flowers than vegetables, but I managed to get a shot that looks very vegetarian. There are little alcoves and sitting areas around the edges, and umbrellas and tables scattered around in the bedding area.

I'll take some pix of my area soonish, when I figure out why my beans have turned yellow and my seedlings aren't getting second leaves (need more N?). The soil in my elevated bed was donated by a local nursery; who knows what the mix is. Soil test coming up!

#PPatch #CommunityGarden #PNW #Photography #SeattleWashington

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a set of photos of sections of the Picardo Farm P-Patch, with lots of flowers, squash, beans and tomatoes, typical fall produce. #1.shows stone beds in the older gardens

a set of photos of sections of the Picardo Farm P-Patch, with lots of flowers, squash, beans and tomatoes, typical fall produce. # 2. shows lots of flowers!

a set of photos of sections of the Picardo Farm P-Patch, with lots of flowers, squash, beans and tomatoes, typical fall produce. # 3. has some nice vegetable beds, tomatoes, squash, basil, etc

a set of photos of sections of the Picardo Farm P-Patch, with lots of flowers, squash, beans and tomatoes, typical fall produce. #4. shows the garden tool shed and picnic area.

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Carolannie

@carolannie@c.im · 23 hours ago

Trouvailles
from a walk in the park, a silvery lichen and a burst of colors, from a broken madrone tree
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleWinter #SeattleParks #RavennaPark #ColorScrolling #Lichen #LichenSubscribe

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A silvery fruticose Evernia lichen species on a branch: the lichen is relatively large, and very branching. It is mostly a silvery gray color, with some powdery green fronds. The lichen is growing on a mossy branch. Everything is very moist and green due to the current weather.

A broken chunk of a large madrone (Arbutus menziesii) has fallen to the ground after a windstorm. The branch wood shows the richness of the madrone wood colors: to the right is a dark, almost black area (possibly disease damage) and then you can see the grainy wood flowing to the left, with shades ranging from a deep orange red heart to a pale tan at layer at the edges. There are a couple ofknots, with convolutions in the grain, like a swirl in a stream. The branch is resting on a bed of dead leaves.

Several large but unhealthy madrone trees fell this winter. The park rangers have been removing them from the trails, and cutting some down, but the litter usually gets left in place, providing shelter for critters and an insight into the decomposition process. It is untidy and sometimes jarring, but the parks department tries to follow nature as much as possible in the trail system. — A broken chunk of a large madrone (Arbutus menziesii) has fallen to the ground after a windstorm. The branch wood shows the richness of the madrone wood colors: to the right is a dark, almost black area (possibly disease damage) and then you can see the grainy wood flowing to the left, with shades ranging from a deep orange red heart to a pale tan at layer at the edges. There are a couple ofknots, with convolutions in the grain, like a swirl in a stream. The branch is resting on a bed of dead leaves. Several large but unhealthy madrone trees fell this winter. The park rangers have been removing them from the trails, and cutting some down, but the litter usually gets left in place, providing shelter for critters and an insight into the decomposition process. It is untidy and sometimes jarring, but the parks department tries to follow nature as much as possible in the trail system.

Carolannie

@carolannie@c.im · 23 hours ago

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Carolannie

@carolannie@c.im · 4 days ago

And now for something completely different.
Why is this brass duck head nailed to the fence? Who knows?
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleWinter #YardArt #OurNeighborhood

A brass duck head is nailed to the inside of a mossy fence. It's verdigris patina is modified by bird droppings. It seems to be a favorite crow target! There is a brightly stained red cedar fence in the background.

Carolannie

@carolannie@c.im · 4 days ago

And now for something completely different.
Why is this brass duck head nailed to the fence? Who knows?
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleWinter #YardArt #OurNeighborhood

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