Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Gardens
One March day in Seattle
Rain, rain, rain. Relentless, record-breaking, rain. For the day, for the month, and the year. What would it be to go outside, for feet to stay dry? To hear quiet and birdsong or nothing at all? But wait! Listen! What is it? Go and see before… Continue Reading “One March day in Seattle”
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Gray skies and post vacation doldrums..
Is it the jet lag, time change or bad weather? Usually, I’m ready for home after vacation, this time not so much. I had gotten used to slow mornings, lazy days, and beach walks. Sunshine, palm trees, and playing in ocean waves. Goodbye Maui… Continue Reading “Gray skies and post vacation doldrums..”
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Morning sky in the woods
I woke up too early this morning and after a few restless hours ventured outside as the sun was peeking through the woods, painting everything with a rosy glow. Tiger was pleased to join me. ~ Susanne
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Ordinary Promise
I was drawn into the frozen garden this morning by the promise of deep color behind. But the brilliance lasts only moments and before I could get my camera it was gone…So I only managed to capture the ordinary… Still there was enough promise for the… Continue Reading “Ordinary Promise”
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Daily Prompt: Bounty
I first heard this word as a child when we ‘said grace’ before meals. “Bless us O Lord and these thy gifts which we are about to receive through thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.’ Granted it was spoken hurriedly by us kids, the words… Continue Reading “Daily Prompt: Bounty”
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Winter Garden Bouquet
I saw the little rose was still blooming outside after a week of freezing cold and snow. Since she had survived so long I brought her into the house and added her to this Winter Bouquet. ~ Susanne
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Before the Sun Sets
It is late afternoon and I am looking out my window as billowy white and pale gray clouds are drifting across soft blue sky. The sun will set soon but I don’t wait. This is our version of a sunset. The ordinary beauty of… Continue Reading “Before the Sun Sets”
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Surprise visitor to the Fall Garden
While strolling in my garden this fine day I came across an unexpected visitor.. It wasn’t this squirrel storing up supplies for the coming winter… And it wasn’t this pair of kinglets who stopped by for a drink and bath. It wasn’t Tiger who… Continue Reading “Surprise visitor to the Fall Garden”
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Garden races
A race between red and green with green clearly in the lead…. now neck and neck…. red with a slight lead….. and the winner is…….. Red!
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