Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
In my last post I lamented our rainy spring here in the Great Northwest, too much for even the most hardened local. Still, it does make for some delicious shades of green. Yesterday, there was a break in the weather so we headed to… Continue Reading “A Nature Walk in Green”
What do these disparate things have in common? Jade green, of course! I’ll start with Jadeite Fire King – have you heard of it? It’s collectible glassware from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. My first piece was a classic coffee mug which friends remembered… Continue Reading “Fire King, Cats, and a River!”
For Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – ‘Pick a Topic from My Photo’ here – I’m focusing firstly on the green! Sure, sure, any excuse to share pictures of the hummers in my backyard. 🙂 After drinking at the feeders, the sweet Anna’s Hummingbirds zip… Continue Reading “A Photo Challenge of Green and Turtles”
It comes on slowly – then all in a hurry – this was the view at Coulon Park the end of September. Last week was a swirl of orange and green – like sherbet I thought – and photographers were out to see it.… Continue Reading “A Riot of Color in Orange and Green”
Rain is falling and clouds are hanging low. Grass is wet, my feet are too. Young birds all aflutter at the beaver pond, follow their mamas from branch to branch waiting for food. Do they belong? Only she knows. Water, water everywhere and all… Continue Reading “Wet and Green”
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”
I think I’ll make up a new color since I can’t decide what it is. Aquamarine? Turquoise? Teal? All I know is that I love, love, love the beautiful lakes of the Canadian Rockies.  And so for this week’s Fun Foto Challenge I give… Continue Reading “Canadian Rocky Green and Blue”
Don’t you wish you could walk down this road? Or rest by this lake? Or dream by this stream? We did. At Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley. It was oh so green and peaceful. ~ Susanne
I love the variety of colors found in blooming flowers and shrubs. But the ferns of spring look marvelous in green and their unfurling fronds rival any flower. I found them everywhere this week in local gardens and woods where they thrive in the… Continue Reading “The Ferns of Spring”