Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
This beautiful fall day deserved a walk at Coulon Park, fish and chips at Ivar’s and basking in the fall colors. Don’t you agree? For (mostly) #WordlessWednesday. ~ Susanne
The weather has definitely turned here in the Pacific Northwest and I’ll be seeing my hummingbirds at the feeders more often. This morning I stood in the shed nearby and watched this handsome Anna’s stop by to feed. Isn’t he lovely? 🙂 Happy Monday!… Continue Reading “Happy Monday with the Hummers”
We left Seattle on day 1 and spent the next day and a half enjoying the amenities on the ship, before arriving at our first port, Ketchikan. I didn’t schedule any shore excursions as we knew from our previous trip (this is our second… Continue Reading “Cruise to Alaska, First Stop Ketchikan -Spawning Salmon and Feeding Whales!”
I am a little spider I mean no harm to you I’m here to help your garden and eat some bugs it’s true. So please do not disturb me or notify my prey Just take your shot and I’ll ignore you till you go… Continue Reading “Little Garden Spider”
I went outside last night just before sunset to look at the clouds. I could almost hear the Hallelujah chorus! Can you hear it? ~ Susanne
It made a nice day trip over the mountains with a good excuse – to look at a camper for sale in Yakima. (We can’t seem to give up the thought of camping.) We headed south to Mt Rainier via Highway 410 and up… Continue Reading “Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass”
After a very warm and dry summer, the rain arrived last week, the tail end of one of many storms that slammed the West Coast. It was inevitable and welcome. I went for a walk at Coulon Park where the beach was deserted. Billowy… Continue Reading “Autumn Comes in on a Cloud – at Coulon Park”
They were soaring in the air while I was soaring on the ground from the beauty of it all. Some days are like that – when you’re out in nature, enjoying the handiwork of God, there’s a kind of thrill, something that says, ‘isn’t… Continue Reading “Soaring with the Pelicans – at Rialto Beach”
My little chickadees stopping by for a drink tiny feet gripping little wink of the eye. Tiny lavender blossoms bees on their way to work cool morning shift hot sun in the late afternoon. The best things in the garden are #Small. ~ Susanne
I love clouds. I suppose it’s a good thing as here in Seattle we get our fair share of them, though not lately. We’ve had a surprisingly lengthy dry spell this summer, so I’ve dug into my archives to find some special clouds to… Continue Reading “Life is Better with Clouds”