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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely true, you just have to take the time to stop and look around you and there are many wonders to behold.

mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Nature has a flair by arranging fallen leaves in an artistic pattern on lichen covered rock. Fat Jack (Suillus caerulescens) and a Big Leaf Maple leaf shifting in color from green to yellow.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 4d

Mountains rising above the fog bank, wandering along the Interurban Trail, water dripping down rock face into small pool.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 5d

There is nothing more calming to the spirit than the sound of rushing water in all different forms. It truly lifts one's spirits even in the darkest of times.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 7d

Fall light on a cottonwood, a Camellia susquana an evergreen which blooms in the fall and early winter here, Agaricus deardorffensis nestled amongst the cedar needles.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 8d

The magic of sunrise over Lake Whatcom - the clouds dance above the peaks and reflect the rising sun in the sky and I the surface of the lake.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 9d

Dusting of snow on North Cascade Peaks, Brown rot shelf fungus with raindrops decorating it, Short-stemmed Russula (Russula brevipes) with a Banana slug devouring one edge, Brittle Cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta).

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 11d

The fall colors make a lovely forest setting even more dramatic and with the shortening days the lighting further enhances the landscape.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 12d

With the fall rains all forms of fungi blanket the forest. Sulpher Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare), Olive Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum olivieri), Pinewood Gingertail (Xeromphalina campanella), Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum). These species are all native to the Pacific Northwest.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 14d

Waves forming horizontal lines in Bellingham Bay, the beautiful cross orb weaver web golden in the morning light, Chuckanut Bay filled with light and clouds.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 16d

Protest today in Bellingham, Wa. - No Kings - a peaceful gathering of like minded citizens in Maritime Park below the Old City Hall building.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 17d

Gray Jay (also known as Camp Robbers), Gray Jay and Red Naped Sapsucker sharing a tree, Pileated Woodpecker searching for and eating huckleberries near the ground in Heather Meadows.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 18d

Fall salmon spawning on the Nooksack River, they have swum upstream over 20 miles from the Puget Sound to reach this small tributary. It is a tough journey with the goal of laying eggs and fertilizing them to create the next generatio.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 19d

Fall hiking in Heather Meadows area brings first brush of snow, icy trails, lovely fall colors with haunting reflections mirrored in the lake surfaces.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 20d

Great Blue Heron hunts for small invertebrates and fish in the shallows of Whatcom Creek on a quiet Tuesday morning.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 21d

A cedar branch floats beneath the surface of a pond with the conifers reflected in the surface. Whatcom Creek begins to flow with vigor now that the fall rains have begun.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 22d

A painting of fall leaves on a sidewalk, the greens of lichens and salal, and the trunk of a sequoia.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 24d

The best part of fall hikes is with the arrival of rain and shorter days the woods take on a mantle of a primeval forest at times dark but rich with colors and textures and many wonders, such as, the beginning of a shelf fungus on the side of a conifer.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 26d

Guemes Mountain Trail on Guemes Island - the summit provides views of the sound and the San Juan Islands. At the summit is a mountain bald which is a bit unusual in Western Washington but the thin soil provides habitat for rare plants to grow. Along the trail there are lovely carved benches.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 27d

First fall snows freshen Mt. Baker's slopes, Bellingham Bay on a crystal clear day with a hint of the Olympic Mountains in the far distance, anchor memorial for fisherman lost at sea over the years.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · 29d

Fountain in downtown Bellingham called Confluence, a stone fountain, and a naturally formed shape of a dog in a shrub along the trail to Squalicum Estuary.

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mbpmindwalker.bsky.social @mbpmindwalker.bsky.social · Oct 4

Solitary spaces - one lonely Douglas fir on the edge of a cliff, curving view of Chuckanut Bay, Chuckanut sandstone due to its porous nature creates a honeycombing effect with erosion.