Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Pacific Northwest
Rainy Days and Bridges
If you had reason to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on a dreary, rainy Monday as we did today, this would be your view. I decided to make it into something more sunny and cheerful. Fortunately these bridges didn’t let us down despite the… Continue Reading “Rainy Days and Bridges”
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Is it Spring Yet?
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… Continue Reading “Is it Spring Yet?”
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Astoria!
Earlier this week, (when the weather was still mild not wild), we traveled south for a few days of vacation in Astoria. Our home base was a lovely boutique hotel built on an old cannery pier on the Columbia River. We woke each morning… Continue Reading “Astoria!”
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Super Moon 2018
The first day of 2018 brought us a Super Moon, when the moon is full and also closest to the earth. I couldn’t resist standing outside in the cold last night trying to capture its beauty. Here are some of those attempts. You never… Continue Reading “Super Moon 2018”
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Patches of Blue
Some days the weather outside matches the weather inside. Today was cold and dark, with steady rain and gusty winds. I didn’t feel like it but went out regardless to run some errands. As I left the last store I noticed the rain had… Continue Reading “Patches of Blue”
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ascending over Mt Adams
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”
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Fall Walk around Green Lake
I was raised in West Seattle and rarely ventured into other parts of the City, save for the occasional trip downtown or jaunt to the Zoo. And so I’d never been to Green Lake until we moved to the north end rather unexpectedly (at… Continue Reading “Fall Walk around Green Lake”
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Stages of a Sunset
The rain finally came to an end, so I thought I’d try to catch tonight’s sunset in the park at the end of the street. When I arrived, I found blue patches of sky hidden under billowy clouds. It wasn’t long before pale peach… Continue Reading “Stages of a Sunset”
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Rainy Day Cats
It’s a typical fall day in the Pacific Northwest, with gray skies, steady rain and two cats unable to decide whether to be in or out. Benji strikes a handsome pose through the screened glass door, apparently waiting patiently. Tiger has chosen a different… Continue Reading “Rainy Day Cats”
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