Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, are they not? But they can be scary too. Bob and I love to hike and over the years, have been on too many hikes in the woods to count. Many times, while we’re on the trail,… Continue Reading “Scary in the Woods”
It’s been a long, long journey for these sockeye salmon, but they have returned at last to their spawning grounds in the Cedar River. Not the greatest video but stick it out to the end to see the female lay her eggs. I love… Continue Reading “The Salmon are back! Spawning in the Cedar River”
They come from far and wide to see the trees in glory. At Gene Coulon Memorial Park in Renton. ~ Susanne
A few weeks ago, we left Seattle for the Big Island of Hawaii and as usual I had the window seat. (Thanks, dear.) It’s always wonderful to see Mt. Rainier looming above the surrounding landscape. Did you know Mt. Rainier is an active volcano?… Continue Reading “Volcanoes through the #Window – From Seattle to Hawaii”
As much as I LOVE Hawaii – and in many ways wish I was still there – I’m happy to be back in the Pacific Northwest for the changing of the seasons and the beauty of fall. There was a chill in the air… Continue Reading “Fall in the Great Northwest – at Lincoln Park with a Blast from the Past”
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”
The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, especially in the summer at Coulon Park, my favorite place for a walk. In addition to the brilliant blues above and below where sky and lake reflect each other, I found red and white in… Continue Reading “Red, White and Blue at Coulon Park”
The rain has returned to the Great Northwest, in keeping with the tradition that summer only starts in Seattle after the 4th of July. Earlier this week it was sunny and blue for our walk on Ruston Way in Tacoma. But by yesterday afternoon,… Continue Reading “Now that it’s Summer ….”
You don’t have to go far to enjoy the Great Outdoors in the City of Seattle. In fact there are dozens of wonderful parks you could visit, but I’m sharing my two favorites! SEWARD PARK “Within the Seattle city limits, Seward Park boasts 300… Continue Reading “Celebrating Two Seattle Parks for the #Great Outdoors Month of June”
Anna’s Hummingbirds visit my feeders year-round, male and female both dark green, the male especially handsome with his ruby red crown. But this weekend, I saw flashes of brown and rust on a first-time, smaller visitor, the Rufous Hummingbird. She was a beauty, though… Continue Reading “Treated to a Rufous, On her way North”