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Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
I love the freshness and variety found in the spring garden. But you can’t beat dahlias for the final act. ~ Susanne
Today I took a stroll through my garden and this is what I saw. The Apple One would think it’s easy to grow apples in Washington State, a major exporter of the delicious crop. One would be wrong (unless one lives in Wenatchee which… Continue Reading “Apples and Dahlias and Tiger in the Garden”
Today was perfect for a walk through Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. While still summer weather, the kids are back in school, leaving most of the trails quiet and peaceful. I’ve been coming to this zoo since I was a child, but this is not… Continue Reading “A Visit to the Woodland Park Zoo”
Today we woke up to hazy skies through which a red sun glowed. Though eerily beautiful it is not normal and attests only to raging fires everywhere in the Northwest; ironically at the same time that flooding engulfs the Southeast. Other evidence of the… Continue Reading “Red Sun Gray Ash”
We’ve visited Mt. Rainier more times this year than any other that I can remember. Maybe we’re finally taking full advantage of not working? (Okay, we’re retired, though I don’t like that word.) Or maybe it finally dawned on us how very close and… Continue Reading “Just Another Day Trip to Mt. Rainier, at Mowich Lake”
Forgive me in advance for overdoing it with the ‘W’s, but we had a wonderful visit to Whidbey Island on Wednesday this week! Since my husband and I are no longer working (I don’t like the “r” word; retired sounds old, even to me)… Continue Reading “Wonderful Whidbey Island”
Sunshine and still summer according to the calendar, but it felt like fall on this recent hike along the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie. Over the river and through the woods and under the watchful eye of the Cascades we went; a familiar river… Continue Reading “Late Summer Hike”
Greetings from Alki Beach in Seattle where we experienced the 2017 Solar Eclipse. Yes, it was awesome. And no, I didn’t plan to watch it from here. I woke up this morning bright and early to clear blue skies and a brightly shining sun… Continue Reading “The Shared Experience of the Solar Eclipse”
This morning I woke up to the usual noises of destruction (I mean construction) behind my house in what was once called the Tiffany Park Woods and went to take a look. This is what I saw. Which is all fine and good but… Continue Reading “The Work Continues”
Yes, I knew it was coming; they’ve been talking about it for months. That once in a lifetime event on Monday August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse coming to a neighborhood near you! Once in a lifetime, counting from when the last total solar… Continue Reading “Solar Eclipse – Will You Watch it?”
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 