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Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
What a difference a day makes! This morning brought brief snow flurries to the region (the earliest I can remember) but yesterday was mild with only light rain. I’m happy we took our walk on the Cedar River Trail yesterday. The Trail follows the… Continue Reading “A Walk on the Cedar River Trail”
I finally made it to Gene Coulon Park today to see the display of fall color under sunshine and clear skies. Just in time. Rain and wind forecasted for the rest of the week. ~ Susanne
The Tiffany Park Woods are mostly gone but these trees still stand as a remnant, beautiful by the dawn’s early light. ~ Susanne
This happened tonight over Lake Washington during my birthday dinner. Really. The Appetizer Main Course Dessert I couldn’t have scripted it any better. ~ Susanne
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?”
Of all the things to be enjoyed at Coulon Park…. the boats and planes the docks and piers the elusive mountain I think the best may be the turtles. ~ Susanne
As if it wasn’t enough to break the all time record for rain earlier this year (144 wet days, and almost 45 inches of rain between last October and April) we are now set to break the record for most days without measurable rain… Continue Reading “Rainless in Seattle and the Orange Sun”
I must say that was fast. Not only have the trees and shrubs come down in what was formerly known as the Tiffany Park Woods, but the area has been pulverized into submission (and yes, dirt) with not a single green thing left, except for… Continue Reading “The Gone Tiffany Park Woods”
Nearing the end of another hot, dry, summer day, with temperatures soaring and no rain in sight, skies otherworldly, milky and dim from the forest fires north in British Columbia, all is well in the backyard, where I turn on the stream and the… Continue Reading “End of a Hot Summer Day”
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 