Fun in the Sun - Foster Island

It was a rare sunny Sunday in Seattle. In the morning I went for an exercise walk in the neighborhood. In the afternoon we attended a seminar put on by our gardening association, the Northwest Perennial Alliance, at the Center For Urban Horticulture, near the UW. Following that session we went for coffee at a nearby Starbucks, and then drove to the UW Arboretum for a walk.

The sun was already getting low in the sky as we set out for Foster Island, but the light made for some good photo ops.

Foster Island is a wetland area in the Montlake Cut, a channel of water that connects Lake Union and Lake Washington.

The Cascade Mountains provided a backdrop and boaters were enjoying the calm waters.

We are in the middle of the city and just across the channel from Husky Stadium.

The wetlands are connected by fixed and floating walkways.

The approach to the 520 bridge and freeway run overhead, while ducks dive around the pillars.

We didn't see much wildlife because there were lots of people around and it was late in the afternoon, but we did see signs of beaver at work.

Trails through the brushy island are well maintained.

Viewing platforms provide access to action on the water. Not a bad ride, that little pleasure craft there.

A cormorant was sunning himself in the last rays of sunlight.

But the winter sun is fickle and all too soon deprives us of its warmth and light. Time to turn around and head back.

Driving back through the city, there was more to behold in the lingering light.

Sometimes it looks like that mountain just sits right at the end of the freeway!

Today was a lovely treat.