Seattle Plastic Surgeon hits a triple on her morning walk.
This morning I took a nice, brisk walk along Seattle’s Fremont Ship Canal. It is wonderful place to start the day, especially in the summer. Today I saw the usual early morning suspects: dogs with their humans, middle aged rowers gliding across the water in their shells and skulls, the morning shift workers at Foss Maritime.
And I was treated to some of Seattle’s urban wildlife. First up was a Great Blue Heron, standing as still as a statue waiting patiently for it’s breakfast to swim by. Next I saw the sleek brown head of a muskrat leaving a little wake behind it in the dark morning water. She was likely headed home to little muskrat pups after a night of foraging.
Just when I thought my morning couldn’t get any better, I heard the distinctive rattle cry of a kingfisher. I followed the sound with my eyes and spotted my all time favorite creature on a branch of a nearby poplar tree, just as he helicoptered down and then dove into the smooth surface of the ship canal and emerged moments later with a small fish in his mouth.
This juxtaposition of the great outdoors with great city life is one of the many things I love about Seattle. I just need to remind myself of this sometimes in the winter months when it’s so wet, I have moss growing on my north side.
Thanks for reading! Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder