Park Update - Mid-June 2025

 Mickey and I took a walk Saturday to check out the progress on the park.  It's summer, or will be in a few days, and it still hasn't opened.  I'd guess the neighborhood kids are eager to try out the splash pad.  The restrooms won't be installed until September.  That's poor planning!  Hopefully they'll leave the portable the workers have been using.

The grass is from seed.  The orange "fence" has been knocked over and at least one bicycle has made a track through the new grass.  It's not old enough for traffic yet.  The rest of the park isn't accessible, this is near the school. 

That's the dog run with bench and shade.  I'm interested to see what a dog water fountain looks like.

Sure a lot of weeds! 

New trees were planted.

The far end near the path and gate into the playground (school) used to be a cracked basketball court with star thistles.  Now it's new trees and wood chips. 

The Oregon grape planted near the parking lot bloomed and is now covered in the "grapes."  

They have daylilies and iris in one area in front.  The iris are done, but the daylilies have just begun to flower.  I have two seedlings from seeds I gathered last summer.  It's yellow like Stella d'Oro, but much taller.  Not as lemony though as the ones at the main branch library.  I have several of those kinds grown from seeds. Seeds aren't dependable for getting the same variety.

Some pretty weeds.

Chicory.  Not just a weed, some grow it for a coffee substitute.  

"Stinking" chamomile, pig-sty daisy, dog-daisy, mayweed... it has a lot of names!  It's Anthemis cotula.   I've seen wild chamomile (pineapple weed) in the area, but not this sort.  I will be sure to smell it next time, see if it lives up to its name!

Tomorrow's Tuesday Treasures is a RPPC (Real Photo Post Card) extravaganza!