Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Posted on May 18, 2025 by Susanne Swanson
Last week I took a walk along the Cedar River and shared the trail with ducklings. The trail follows the river on one side, and the Boeing Plant on the other, (the plant to me, looking like the Twilight Zone.) They build airplanes there,… Continue Reading “Synchronized Flying on the Cedar River Trail”
Category: Birds, Renton, TravelTags: Birds, Boeing, Cedar River, Cedar River Trail, Flying, great blue heron, Lake Washington, Renton, Sunday Stills, Washington
Posted on January 3, 2024 by Susanne Swanson
A strange title perhaps, but I wanted to reflect on our travels in 2023 in a particular way. Because as much as I love traveling, I find my hometown of Seattle to be more beautiful than any place I visit. So I thought I’d… Continue Reading “Traveling 2023 – A look back at our Comings and Goings from Seattle”
Category: Seattle, TravelTags: Cruising, Flying, Mt Rainier, SeaTac, Seattle, Sunday Stills, Travel, Washington State
Posted on July 12, 2023 by Susanne Swanson
It’s hard to say which is most striking – the green or the blue. All I can say is I haven’t found a prettier place from the sky than Seattle. I was born and raised here so I may be biased. Still, I urge… Continue Reading “Green and Blue Over Seattle”
Category: Seattle, TravelTags: Blue, Flying, Mt Rainier, Olympics, Seattle, Sunday Stills, Travel
Posted on July 8, 2019 by Susanne Swanson
Summer is the time to travel and if you have to fly there’s nothing like Seattle from the air, where on a clear day you can see forever – at least across Puget Sound to the Olympics. And if you’re lucky you’ll have close-up… Continue Reading “Over Seattle and Under California”
Category: Seattle, TravelTags: California, Earthquakes, Flying, Mt. Rainier, Photography, Seattle, Travel
Posted on July 10, 2018 by Susanne Swanson
On a recent flight to Southern California I pulled out my phone to snap a few pictures of the scenery below. Once again I sat on the wrong (that is, the right) side of the plane and thus missed the best photo opportunities of… Continue Reading “Flying over Washington”
Category: TravelTags: Flying, Mt St Helens, Photography, Photos, Washington State
Posted on December 13, 2017 by Susanne Swanson
On a recent flight from Seattle to Phoenix, I was lamenting the fact that I was once again sitting on the wrong side of the plane to see a close up of Mt Rainier. A few minutes later, as we continued to ascend, the… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Ascending over Mt Adams”
Category: PhotographyTags: Flying, Mt. Adams, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge