Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
“Hey Benji, you’re looking good there! Let’s do a photoshoot!” “Sure Sue. What did you have in mind?” “Well honestly I’d like to experiment a bit, play around with black and white and some different image presentations. You just sit there looking handsome and… Continue Reading “A Photoshoot with Benji and Tiger”
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge I thought I’d take you on a tour of downtown Seattle with a little history on the way. Use the slider to view the image in both color, and black and white. My first job downtown was next door… Continue Reading “Downtown Seattle in Black and White”
Did you know that Seattle is the cloudiest city in the country? Not the rainiest city no, but often ranked #1 for days with heavy cloud cover. Suffice it to say, I’ve seen a lot of cloudy days in my life. And many of… Continue Reading “Only the Best Clouds in Seattle”
I’m still dreaming of snow but until it arrives I’ll have to settle for snowberrry! A few years ago we planted some common snowberry shrubs and they thrived – filling in empty spaces with bright green leaves and tiny flowers in the spring. But… Continue Reading “Fun with Snowberry”
It’s been too long since I’ve showcased my favorite feline on the blog (don’t tell Tiger.) So for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – I thought I’d bring you some close ups of Benji. First from the garden – where he loves to spend his… Continue Reading “Close Up on Benji”
Trees Mountains Cemeteries For Six Word Saturday October 31 ~ Susanne
It’s kind of early for winter but cold has descended on the Pacific Northwest bringing freezing temperatures overnight. Benji wonders when it’s going to warm up but I have to tell him, “Sorry,” “Fall is in the rear view mirror.” Two kinda orange squares… Continue Reading “Fall in the Rear View Mirror”
We cruised into San Francisco stealthily, passing by the Rock in darkness where inmates sleep in tourists’ dreams. The sky was red and gold till sunrise – the spell was broken. A reminiscence – for Six Word Saturday. ~ Susanne
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”
The first time I heard the word ‘ochre’ I was playing scrabble with my mother. When she placed the tiles on the board I laughed and she said, ‘it’s a real word – a color – look it up.’ I was doubtful but gave… Continue Reading “That’s Ochre!”