Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Nature
Hiking Among the Stumps at Rattlesnake Lake
I come from the Evergreen State which means there are lots of trees everywhere. It also means lots of brown and sometimes lots of stumps! We visited Rattlesnake Lake last month and found giant stumps lining the shore. Rattlesnake Lake is spring-fed by the… Continue Reading “Hiking Among the Stumps at Rattlesnake Lake”
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Transformation of the Ginkgo Tree!
Yesterday I took a walk in the rain on the Cedar River Trail to see one of my favorite trees in glory – the Ginkgo Biloba. It wasn’t hard to spot – it lit up the rainy path like a burst of sunshine! And… Continue Reading “Transformation of the Ginkgo Tree!”
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I Brake for the Leaves of Autumn!
Well, I’d like to, though I admit it’s not always possible! A major road near my house is lined with gold – gold! – the leaves on the trees form a canopy above and cast a glow below. How often I wished I could… Continue Reading “I Brake for the Leaves of Autumn!”
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What do you see in the Clouds?
I see skies of blue, trees of green … sung by Jimmy Durante! What do you see? For (mostly) #Wordless Wednesday ~ Susanne
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Life is Better in Color – On the Snoqualmie River
Last weekend on a cold and crisp, clear, sunny day, we headed east to visit the small towns and parks that surround the Snoqualmie River and Falls. In my last post, I drained the color from the landscape and the scenery became almost frightful,… Continue Reading “Life is Better in Color – On the Snoqualmie River”
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Making the Ordinary Frightful
Yesterday we enjoyed visiting the small towns that dot the mountains and valleys just east of here, on a crisp, cold and beautiful fall day. But I couldn’t help but notice some of the same scenes were almost frightful when drained of their color.… Continue Reading “Making the Ordinary Frightful”
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Sharing with the Squirrels
It’s that time of year when I put the feeders out for the birds in my backyard. I fill them with seed and suet, and both are welcomed by the chickadees, nuthatches and finches. You know who else gets their fill? These guys. Sorry… Continue Reading “Sharing with the Squirrels”
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Textures of Fall
I went to Coulon Park for another look at the trees and found the colors brighter and more nuanced than before, the fallen leaves making a soggy carpet on the ground. I visited the Cedar River and saw salmon fighting against the current, returning… Continue Reading “Textures of Fall”
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The Return of the Snow Geese
Yesterday we took a road trip to Bellingham and on the way passed through the Skagit Valley, where the snow geese have begun to return. They come from their breeding ground in the Arctic, as far away as Russia’s Wrangel Island, a flight of… Continue Reading “The Return of the Snow Geese”
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Cruise to Alaska – Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier
I’m back with the next installment from our cruise to Alaska. The map below shows our itinerary from Seattle, with our first port Ketchikan followed the next day by scenic cruising in Endicott Arm Fjord and a stop in Juneau (which I’ll save for… Continue Reading “Cruise to Alaska – Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier”
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