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I'm not really sure what this is. But I suspect it is a form of slime mold covering a branch on one of my vine maples.
I'm guessing the branch began oozing sap and some molds got into it and built a colony during our recent spate of damp, cloudy springs (and summers even). Hopefully, it's not harmful to the tree. I hope to find out with a visit to a nursery soon.

Nevertheless, it is quite beautiful in its very own form and color.

Teradactyl-like cormorants hang out in the bare winter trees.

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Nearby Husky Stadium is undergoing a major renovation. Really a reconstruction from the ground up.

This means a lot of construction traffic to navigate in the neighborhood. They are also digging a new subway station and tunnel in the same area. And the Evergreen Point Bridge will begin construction in the next few years with extensive redesign and construction work in this immediate area.

If you live around here, it's going to be a test of patience over the next decade or so.

Here, the construction walls are peppered with images of students and employees of the University of Washington. That was a good idea. We're going to have to live with this for several years. Beats the usual bland plywood.

Husky Stadium has always been one of the most eloquent sports settings. On the shore of Union Bay, a cove of Lake Washington, boats of all sorts come up to the dock to unload folks for the games and host postgame parties.