Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Back by popular demand, I couldn’t resist posting a few more pictures of the wonderful daffodils of the Skagit Valley. And why not? I found row, upon row of the happy yellow flowers next to dirt roads meant for walking, at Roozengarden. For Cee’s…
For this week’s photo prompt from Travel with Intent, ‘White,’ I looked no further than this bouquet. I picked it up at the grocery store for $5 and am still wowed by the star chrysanthemum. It was money well spent. ~ Susanne
Who doesn’t love purple? Not me for sure! So I went through some recent photos to share for this week’s prompt from Travel with Intent. I found these leaves on a hydrangea recently at Soos Creek Botanical Garden. I admit my own hydrangeas never…
An hour north of Seattle lies the fertile Skagit Valley known for its fields of tulips and daffodils. We were fortunate to be at the fields yesterday, on a weekday without the crowds, and before the rain was scheduled to appear. The daffodils were…
Life began in a garden and there’s no place I’d rather be. In my garden you’ll always find herbs including my favorite, lavender. If I don’t get my fill there, I head to Sequim in July, for one of the largest lavender festivals in…
Inquiring minds want to know. No, I tell them. We are only half way through. Though the baby daffodils seem to think so and shall soon show brilliant yellow blossoms. And the Rhodies think so too and are already displaying their color. No. I…
Our first storm of the fall season was supposed to land today, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds up to forty miles an hour. It still may. But this morning I decided to brave what looked like ordinary rain and headed to Soos…
