Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
I can’t remember the last time I visited Seattle Japanese Garden at the Arboretum – maybe never? But what better time than during the annual Maple Festival when the Garden is ablaze with color. ~ Susanne
Tiger and Benji and I visited Katzenworld this morning for a time in the garden. Here it is in case you missed it. 😊 https://katzenworld.co.uk/2018/09/24/garden-fossils/
I did a Guest Post on Katzenworld yesterday. Some of you may have already seen it but here it is in case you missed it. 🙂 https://katzenworld.co.uk/2018/09/11/wisdom-from-cats-in-the-garden/ Happy Wednesday! Susanne
I turned on the stream for the birds to drink and drenched the trees with water for them to shower. All the regulars were there and grateful. The chickadees and nuthatches flitted about through the wet foliage, calling to one another and ruffling their… Continue Reading “For the Birds”
By this time of year my garden seems worn and spent and I sometimes feel it myself. It’s hot and it’s hot and there’s no rain in sight. The lettuce long since pulled, left an empty spot behind. The potato harvest is over and… Continue Reading “Optimism in July’s Garden”
Resting in the shadows near the stream, joined by friends I notice ferns imprinted on rocks, like ancient fossils. ~ Susanne
Time to say goodbye to The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge with the final prompt, ‘All Time Favorites.’ So here you go. Happy Sleeping Cats Trails of the Pacific Northwest Soos Creek Botanical Garden All-Time Favorites Thanks Daily Post for the inspiration! ~ Susanne
The boys are happy in green. And with each other. They’re happy garden cats. ~ Susanne, Tiger and Benji
I woke early one morning and wandered in my garden just before sunrise. I found the clematis climbing the evergreen shrubs nearby, its pale pink blossoms made lovelier by the contrast. Smart plant that clematis. I stopped to admire the garden art, lit from… Continue Reading “Sunrise in the Garden”
While walking down a garden trail I saw from a distance a great beehive, the largest one I’d ever seen. ‘Those bees were surely clever to have made such a home,’ I thought. ‘Highly unlikely,’ I realized as I drew nearer for it indeed… Continue Reading “What is it? Unlikely You’ll Know”