Last night’s fall rainstorm cleared up just in time for the two volunteer events planned today in Maple Leaf.
About a dozen workers could be seen soaking up the sun’s rays as they pulled weeds among other tedious chores at the Maple Leaf Community Garden, 529 N.E. 103rd St.
Farther north at Thornton Creek Park No. 6, evidence of the Thornton Creek Forest Restoration Event organized by the Green Seattle Partnership and EarthCorps was visible, but volunteers were buried so deep in the lush park at Northeast 105th Street and Eighth Avenue Northeast that they were not to be found.
Other workers were taking advantage of the beautiful weather, though.
Or maybe they were just enjoying the fresh water the rains brought to the park’s pond.
There were at least two of the beautiful woodpeckers, possibly three — and that was just what I could see!
Pileated Woodpeckers are a sign of a good, functioning ecosystem-woohoo!