Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Posted on January 11, 2020 by Susanne Swanson
“Hey Benji. Now that you’ve made it into your first calendar, I need to put a portfolio together for you. We need to be ready.” “What’s a portfolio Sue? And ready for what?” “Ready for the next calendar. Or contest. All models keep a…
Category: Cats, PhotographyTags: Cat Lovers, Cat photos, Cat stories, Cats, photo shoot, Photography, Rescue cats, seattle humane
Posted on January 9, 2020 by Susanne Swanson
Just last week I was walking along the Cedar River Trail, enjoying temperatures close to 60 degrees. Today we have our first snow of the year. I like both. Wet, sloppy snowflakes have already stopped falling and the thin layer that covered the ground…
Category: Nature, PhotographyTags: Cedar River Trail, CFFC, Nature, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Poetry, Seattle, Snow, Weather, Winter
Posted on December 30, 2019 by Susanne Swanson
You didn’t really think I could stay away till 2020 did you? Me neither. After a wonderful week in Southern California we headed back to Seattle yesterday. Mt. Adams and Mt Rainier were beautiful on approach but I was most impressed by the aerial…
Category: Photography, SeattleTags: Ballard Locks, harbor island, Mt. Rainier, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Puget Sound, Seattle, Travel, Washington State
Posted on December 16, 2019 by Susanne Swanson
I’m looking outside my window this morning. The sky is milky and somber and there’s rain in the forecast. Maybe till next April. So for Cees’ Fun Foto Challenge, I went through my archives looking for color. And found sunshine. In a sunflower standing…
Category: NatureTags: CFFC, Color, Flowers, Pacific Northwest, Photography
Posted on December 10, 2019 by Susanne Swanson
It finally arrived! All the way from the UK! My 2020 Cat Care Calendar! Take a look and you’ll see Benji featured for the month of May. In addition to three calendars I also received a few other goodies including a certificate –…
Category: CatsTags: 2020 Cat Care Calendar, Benji, Cat photos, Cats, InternationalCatCare, Photography
Posted on November 24, 2019 by Susanne Swanson
I couldn’t pass up the chance to share a few of my favorite photos in response to Sunday Still’s Photo Challenge. I’ll start with a picture of sweet Benji on my lap in the garden. Yes, it’s the same one that made it into…
Category: Cats, GardensTags: Birds, Cats, Cats and Gardens, Favorite, hummingbirds, Photography, Sunday Stills, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted on November 19, 2019 by Susanne Swanson
It’s a gray and rainy day in the Pacific Northwest with many more to come. What better time to jump into a photo challenge and brighten things up with some red? Not my car but isn’t it great? We found it at a classic…
Category: PhotographyTags: CFFC, Photography, Red, Travel
