Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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A Rainy Last Day of Fall, Two Cats and Clam Lights!
After a mostly dry fall in the Pacific NW it seems that all the pent up rain has finally been loosed in a fury making today the rainiest Dec 20th on record, with many more like it to come. How quickly we forget!
Benji is distraught and asks me why I don’t turn it off so he can go outside.
I have no answer and he finally settles down to sleep the day away.
Tiger makes the same wise decision.
As for me, I decide to brave a walk at Coulon Park where I have the trail to myself.
Except for the ducks who are happy to find water, water everywhere.
Their webbed feet serve them well. I on the other hand find out quickly that my own shoes are not waterproof, nor are the jeans that end up soaked to the knees.
I pass by Ivar’s Clam Lights, a festive holiday display that will light up the evenings – for those who brave the elements.
The clams are still and silent waiting for the evening show; but I did manage to catch them strutting their stuff a few years ago.
Happy Holidays to you all from the soggy Northwest! 🙂
~ Susanne, Tiger and Benji
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Wow ! Those clams are better than the California Raisins ! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
The Clam Lights are weird, yet strangely fascinating.
You need wellington boots for all that wet, but don’t drive in them, take them to change into.
These are the ones I have, 100% waterproof! (And nice and warm too)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07K27BDY9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes indeed! I think it’s time for some wellington boots! And the clam lights are fun! Ivar’s was a local Seattle icon, known for his fish and chips and ‘acres of clams!’ https://www.ivars.com/
Wow that’s a lot of rain! I love the clam lights! So creative! And of course it goes without saying that I love Tiger and Benji💖
Yes, we had 3.25 inches of rain yesterday the most in over a decade ! I’m not sure why I thought it was a good idea to go for a walk but I have to say I had a good time anyway! 🌧☔ 😊
Wow I saw even Amtrak got hit by a landslide. Hope you have dried out by now.
It finally slowed down but the last few days were crazy, record breaking rainy days.
Happy Holidays!