Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Nature
Return of the Salmon
It happens every year in the Pacific Northwest. Salmon return to the rivers and streams of their birth to spawn. Three main species of salmon return to the Cedar River in Renton: the Sockeye, Chinook and Coho. The Sockeye is the most abundant and… Continue Reading “Return of the Salmon”
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Annual Coulon Color
I couldn’t resist dropping by Gene Coulon Park today to see the trees transformed into their fall glory. It never gets old. ~ Susanne
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Reflections on Fall
It starts with September my favorite month. I close my eyes and see the school, as sturdy as the last century. It’s 4th grade again and Miss Warner is young. Her face and hair and dress all a golden tan; her hair short and… Continue Reading “Reflections on Fall”
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For the Birds
I turned on the stream for the birds to drink and drenched the trees with water for them to shower. All the regulars were there and grateful. The chickadees and nuthatches flitted about through the wet foliage, calling to one another and ruffling their… Continue Reading “For the Birds”
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Scenes from Lake Wilderness
Don’t you wish you could walk down this road? Or rest by this lake? Or dream by this stream? We did. At Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley. It was oh so green and peaceful. ~ Susanne
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening
I love to walk in the park nearby for exercise and fresh air and I love to take pictures of the trees. Last month they appeared black and craggy, exposed like skeletons against the clouds and sky. This week you can see fresh green… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening”
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The Shared Experience of the Solar Eclipse
Greetings from Alki Beach in Seattle where we experienced the 2017 Solar Eclipse. Yes, it was awesome. And no, I didn’t plan to watch it from here. I woke up this morning bright and early to clear blue skies and a brightly shining sun… Continue Reading “The Shared Experience of the Solar Eclipse”
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Day Trip to Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
We often neglect the things in our own backyard as being too local or too familiar. And so it was for me with the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge which I had passed by many, many times on my way to somewhere else. “Someday,” I would say to my… Continue Reading “Day Trip to Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge”
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