Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Perhaps I just wanted an excuse to post these sunset pictures from a few days ago. In any case I think if you look closely you will find Yellow-Orange-Blue-Pink and variations thereof. And so for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, Rainbow Colors, how about these?… Continue Reading “Sunset Rainbow Colors”
While other parts of the country are being hammered by winter storms, here in the Pacific Northwest we are enjoying a few more days of Juneuary. While not appreciated when experienced as a cold and rainy June, Juneuary is quite wonderful when it brings… Continue Reading “A Few Days in Juneuary”
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week I decided to revisit Cannon Beach in black and white. ~ Susanne
I have always enjoyed watching the night sky and relish the opportunity to see an eclipse. I wasn’t sure the weather would cooperate but the sky was mostly clear so I went outside to watch the event. I was joined by two cats who… Continue Reading “Lunar Eclipse 2019”
On one of our trips to Tucson, Arizona we drove south to the old mining town of Bisbee just past Tombstone near the border with Mexico. Founded in 1880 and known as the ‘Queen of the Copper Camps,’ Bisbee was once a thriving town… Continue Reading “A Stop by Bisbee in Blue and Yellow”
After weeks of rain we finally woke to clear skies and sunshine and I headed out back to catch the sunrise in the garden. While thus loitering in my bathrobe a male Anna’s Hummingbird showed up ready for breakfast quite unafraid. Excited, I snapped… Continue Reading “Hummingbirds in the Garden”
It never rains in San Diego except when it does. Fortunately we’d already planned to spend the day at Balboa Park where we could hide in museums when necessary. So I left Bob at the Air and Space Museum and roamed among the gardens… Continue Reading “A Rainy Day at Historic Balboa Park”
On our recent flight to southern California I made sure to book seats on the left side of the plane in hopes of getting close up views of that most beautiful mountain. My husband graciously forfeited the window seat and shortly after takeoff Mt… Continue Reading “The Mountain”
It’s been raining like crazy the past few days and windy too, but when it slowed down a bit we took a chance and headed to Lincoln Park in West Seattle. This park has everything you’d want for an urban hike: old growth forest,… Continue Reading “Lincoln Park on a Blustery Winter Day”
For this week’s photo prompt from Travel with Intent, ‘White,’ I looked no further than this bouquet. I picked it up at the grocery store for $5 and am still wowed by the star chrysanthemum. It was money well spent. ~ Susanne