Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Seattle
Have you been to the Ballard Locks? Why don’t you play tourist the next time you’re in Seattle!
It had been many years since we last visited the locks, so on a recent sunny day, we headed north to the Hiram Chittenden (aka ‘Ballard’) Locks. We stopped by the Visitor Center, then watched the boats go through from Puget Sound to the… Continue Reading “Have you been to the Ballard Locks? Why don’t you play tourist the next time you’re in Seattle!”
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May Day May Day and all is Well!
I don’t know why May Day is used to sound the alarm when from where I sit, it is a glorious day – soaking my bones in the hot tub, I can see the house finches busily working in their nest across the backyard.… Continue Reading “May Day May Day and all is Well!”
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I love Road Trips! First Stop – Ashland, Oregon
Being a native of Seattle, and living in the Northwest corner of the USA, most of our road trips go south to Oregon and California and both states have much to offer coming and going! We recently returned from a road trip to Napa… Continue Reading “I love Road Trips! First Stop – Ashland, Oregon”
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
We have many bridges in Washington State, some unique and one of a kind. The one below is perhaps the most famous, infamous describes it best, not this one, but the first one, years ago. We love crossing the bridge on our way to… Continue Reading “Tacoma Narrows Bridge”
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A Walk Into Spring at Discovery Park
Granted it comes and goes this first week of March, spring that is, with some warm and sunny days, followed by cold and rainy ones. Fortunately for us, we picked the best day earlier this week to visit Discovery Park in Seattle, heading north… Continue Reading “A Walk Into Spring at Discovery Park”
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The Mountain is out at Seward Park
Springtime arrived early in Seattle last week and to celebrate the 60-degree weather we went to Seward Park, one of the most beautiful parks in the city. Mount Rainier was on display or, the mountain was out, as we locals like to say. The… Continue Reading “The Mountain is out at Seward Park”
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A Visit to Bremerton and Harborside Fountain Park
Across Puget Sound, just a ferry ride away from Seattle is Bremerton, home of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. On its waterfront is lovely Harborside Fountain Park, where you’ll see water shooting out of what looks like a giant submarine, at least during the… Continue Reading “A Visit to Bremerton and Harborside Fountain Park”
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Squares from Spokane – Remnants from a World’s Fair
I was born and raised in Seattle and have traveled extensively throughout Washington State. But I’ve only been to Spokane, Washington’s second largest city, a couple of times, usually on the way to someplace else. Sorry, Spokane. (Granted it’s a five-hour drive east.) So… Continue Reading “Squares from Spokane – Remnants from a World’s Fair”
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Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska
Facebook has been reminding me all week that it was seven years ago, the last week of September, when we went on our very first cruise, and it was to the great state of Alaska! So for Becky’s Challenge #SevenforSeptember I went back and… Continue Reading “Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska”
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Boeing Jets in Sevens
As you probably know, Boeing was born and raised in Seattle (so was I) so there’s much to see in the way of jets and planes around town at the plants that build them, such as these in Renton. “Boeing’s 737 factory at the… Continue Reading “Boeing Jets in Sevens”
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