Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Photography
Sent Flowers Becoming Spent Flowers
As I was breaking down the beautiful bouquets mom and I received – we had a trying month – and readying them for the compost pile, I couldn’t help but notice that despite being worn they retained their beauty. The thought was sweet and… Continue Reading “Sent Flowers Becoming Spent Flowers”
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Golden Hour, It’s the Light!
Photography is all about the light, and the best light is arguably during the golden hour, when the sun is low on the horizon just after sunrise, and just before sunset. So for this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge I went through my archives and… Continue Reading “Golden Hour, It’s the Light!”
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Morning Moonshots
I regret to say I missed the lunar eclipse earlier this week. I just couldn’t fathom leaving my warm bed in the middle of the night and venturing out alone into the freezing cold. Hmm, now that I put it that way maybe it’s… Continue Reading “Morning Moonshots”
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Dilapidated Trucks or Reclaimed Relics?
“A building or object in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.” Yes, it’s another photo challenge from Sunday Stills and I didn’t plan on participating this week as I couldn’t find anything dilapidated. That is, until I… Continue Reading “Dilapidated Trucks or Reclaimed Relics?”
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Garden Flowers Up Close and Personal with the Bees
As summer wanes the flowers in my garden are looking rather spent. Still, they are full of color and attracting bees. I sat and watched them recently as they diligently worked the remaining blossoms Sharing with Sunday Stills, Macro. ~ Susanne
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A Background in Apricot
I love all shades of yellow and orange but trying to find the color apricot for this week’s Sunday Stills has been daunting. “Warm yellowish-orangish hue.” Well, I guess that nails it down! 😉 Here’s Benji willing the closet door to open so he… Continue Reading “A Background in Apricot”
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Staycation or Vacation? Yes, Please!
This week’s Sunday Stills Challenge explores the topic, so I thought I’d jump in with some vacation and staycation pictures taken during the Covid era. I’ll start with Oahu where we vacationed in February of 2020. Little did we know a month later the… Continue Reading “Staycation or Vacation? Yes, Please!”
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Looking for Yellow on a Visit to Soos Creek Botanical Garden
It had been a while, so when I was finally feeling better this week, I celebrated with a visit to Soos Creek Botanical Garden. It’s one of my favorite local gardens, just a short drive down the road in Auburn. One of my goals… Continue Reading “Looking for Yellow on a Visit to Soos Creek Botanical Garden”
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Playing with Painnt in the Garden
I recently discovered the Painnt application and decided to try out the free version on some of my garden pictures. Bee on Chives My Favorite Rose Lady’s Mantle in the Rain It was fun to play with but I think I like the originals… Continue Reading “Playing with Painnt in the Garden”
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