Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Pacific Northwest
Tree and Sky at Sunset
I don’t know what it is but lately the sunsets have seemed otherworldly and I find myself running out into the cold to capture those few minutes when gold and pink swirl against blue and gray all framed by evergreen shadows. Tonight was such a night. ~ Susanne
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Hiking at Nolte State Park…
One thing I love about living in the Pacific Northwest is the proximity to the woods and many trails. Today we went to Nolte State Park and hiked around Deep Lake. Okay walked, not hiked. The well maintained and level loop trail was only a… Continue Reading “Hiking at Nolte State Park…”
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Seattle’s Best Kept Secret – Kubota Garden
Today is sunny, the sky a heavy blue, the temperature a frigid 26 degrees; a great day to visit Seattle’s relatively unknown Kubota Garden. Kubota Garden was the dream of master landscaper, Fujitaro Kubota who wanted to display the beauty of the Northwest in a Japanese style. Mr. Kubota, who… Continue Reading “Seattle’s Best Kept Secret – Kubota Garden”
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This Morning’s Breakthrough
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Daily Prompt: Calm Clothed in Beauty
I looked about for calm and found it in scenes of beauty. ~ Susanne, from the calming beauty of the Pacific Northwest via Daily Prompt: Calm
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Wintery Walk at Coulon Park
Today was just another walk at Gene Coulon Park along the shores of Lake Washington. But it’s never ordinary to me when the beautiful snowcapped Olympic Mountains appear and I think to myself, ‘do I really live here?’ Feeling blessed. ~Susanne
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Stopping for a Sunset
It was late in the afternoon and I had to run to the store for some last minute items. When I returned to my car it seemed that storm clouds were gathering and the sky had become a strange mix of color. I was… Continue Reading “Stopping for a Sunset”
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Before the Sun Sets
It is late afternoon and I am looking out my window as billowy white and pale gray clouds are drifting across soft blue sky. The sun will set soon but I don’t wait. This is our version of a sunset. The ordinary beauty of… Continue Reading “Before the Sun Sets”
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A beautiful November week …. at least for the weather
Whether November turned out to be beautiful for you or not.. well, we won’t go there. Instead, let us look to the skies at the beautiful weather we are having here in the Pacific Northwest. After a record breaking rainy October, we reached 70 degrees earlier… Continue Reading “A beautiful November week …. at least for the weather”
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The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle? or did you mean Saguaro?
The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, or so sang Perry Como back in the sixties. Which really begs the question; have you ever been there? First of all let me say that I am a native and as such reserve the right to… Continue Reading “The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle? or did you mean Saguaro?”
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