Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Travel
Don’t Miss Oahu’s Windward Coast!
A first trip to Hawaii should include Oahu, the Gathering Place, if only to see iconic Diamond Head and Waikiki; perhaps that’s why it’s the most visited of the Hawaiian Islands. But there’s so much more! Rent a car or take one of many… Continue Reading “Don’t Miss Oahu’s Windward Coast!”
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Yellow and Orange at Soos Creek and Hawaiian Sunset
I’m back from Hawaii but had this post prepared before I left. I thought I’d have more pictures to add, and I do but not many. I’d visited Soos Creek Botanical Garden recently, not Sue’s Creek, looking for yellow and orange, since my own… Continue Reading “Yellow and Orange at Soos Creek and Hawaiian Sunset”
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Walking Waikiki
Hello Oahu! After a week on the Big Island, we landed on Oahu for more fun in the sun. One day, Bob went to Pearl Harbor while I stayed behind and opted for a beach day. Here’s what that looked like. I left our… Continue Reading “Walking Waikiki”
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More Postcards from the Big Island
I’ll keep words to a minimum in the spirit of a postcard, but I’m delighted to share more pictures from our Hawaii adventures! Waipio Overlook Little cutie on the trail to Akaka Falls Akaka Falls 442 ft Kilauea Volcano, in between eruptions Chain of… Continue Reading “More Postcards from the Big Island”
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Postcards from Kona
Greetings from the Big Island of Hawaii! First of all, isn’t it grand that Hurricane Kiko decided to weaken and move northwest? We haven’t seen a hint of trouble here. Second, I didn’t necessarily plan to blog on vacation, but I don’t see the… Continue Reading “Postcards from Kona”
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Time and Again – at Cooper School
I’m hopelessly nostalgic, so when September arrives so do childhood memories of schoolgirl days at Frank B Cooper School. The building is still standing in West Seattle as sturdy as the last century, though it has been converted into the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.… Continue Reading “Time and Again – at Cooper School”
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Rainy Day in Paradise
We’d been in a heat wave for several days and were looking for a place to cool down. We found it in Paradise, on Mt. Rainier. We didn’t mind the rain as there were fewer people on the trail to Myrtle Falls. I wore… Continue Reading “Rainy Day in Paradise”
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Little Cats on the Home Front
Yesterday I shared photos of the wildlife my brother encountered on safari in Africa, where the only kind of shooting that occurred was with a camera. I loved the big cats, majestic and content, knowing they are free to safely roam. On the home front,… Continue Reading “Little Cats on the Home Front”
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Lions and Leopards and Cheetahs, O My!
I don’t think I’ll make it to Africa, where wild animals can still find places to roam and live their best lives in natural habitat. But my brother did, on safaris to wildlife preserves and his pictures are incredible. I especially enjoyed seeing the… Continue Reading “Lions and Leopards and Cheetahs, O My!”
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It’s Gotta be Licorice
If it’s on the menu, it’s my first choice, much to my husband’s chagrin. It turns my lips, tongue and teeth not black exactly, but a strange purple or green. ‘You can walk ahead of me, dear, if it bothers you.’ It’s always on… Continue Reading “It’s Gotta be Licorice”
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