Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Photography
Camellias
I love the camellia plant, her flower rivals any rose. Her leaves are dark and strong and glossy, some to brew as tea. Even her name is lovely. For Cee’s Flower of the Day. ~ Susanne
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Another One of my Favorite Trees: the Madrona
I recently shared a few of my favorite trees (here if you missed it) but didn’t have room to include them all. So this post is dedicated to another beauty – the Pacific Madrona – or Madrone if you prefer. A native of the… Continue Reading “Another One of my Favorite Trees: the Madrona”
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Garden Art
I’m so glad that spring is here and I’ll be spending more time in my garden; not an ordinary garden but one full of treasures most of them installed by my creative husband. Though we do have a wood burning stove, the logs below… Continue Reading “Garden Art”
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Shiny
Cannon at Fort Casey, Whidbey Island Firebird sculpture at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, NC Winter sunset over the Skagit River All are Shiny. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. ~ Susanne
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Raindrop Jewels
We’re cold and rainy for a few days here in the Pacific Northwest so I curbed my plans for today’s outdoor activities. Even so, I found the raindrops on our maple tree to be exquisite and wanted to share them with you. ~ Susanne
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Murals in Black and White
My portfolio is rather lean when it comes to murals but I did manage to find a couple of pictures in my collection from recent travels and bleached most of the color out of them – I hope they don’t mind. 🙂 The… Continue Reading “Murals in Black and White”
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Kitty Patterns
Benji and Tiger have lovely patterns in their fur and are happy to show them off. But sometimes they are swallowed up by other patterns. For Cees’ Fun Foto Challenge, Patterns. ~ Susanne
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Goodbye to Snowmageddon
It’s finally time to say goodbye – and some may say good riddance – to February and Snowmageddon. But before I do, I thought I’d share a few more pictures from our epic snowy February here in the Great Northwest! Yes, it was inconvenient… Continue Reading “Goodbye to Snowmageddon”
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Crows in Flight
For as long as I can remember I have been intrigued by crows. On a recent walk before sunset I saw hundreds of them perched in treetops noisily chattering away until they all took flight to the next tree and then the next as… Continue Reading “Crows in Flight”
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Just Because I Love Sunsets
It was cold today – there were even tiny snowflakes at times. So other than a trip to the grocery store I put off today’s walk and stayed inside; until around 5:45 when I looked out my window and saw the sun beginning to… Continue Reading “Just Because I Love Sunsets”
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