Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Renton
Soos Creek Botanical Garden
After the rain showers this week, I visited the lovely Soos Creek Botanical Garden today. It was a rather spontaneous decision, made while drinking my latte at the Starbucks next to the gym where I was supposedly headed next. But the rain had stopped. Fresh air and… Continue Reading “Soos Creek Botanical Garden”
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Urban Logging
After years of wrangling and delays, the logging of the Tiffany Park Woods is underway. It was only last week that I took this picture after being awakened by the chain saws. This is the same location today. The woods are no match for the heavy equipment… Continue Reading “Urban Logging”
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Awakened by Chain Saws
It’s the beginning of the end for the Tiffany Park Woods. The logging has begun. Honestly I didn’t venture into the woods often though others did: neighbors, dog walkers, and boys playing army. I suspect most of these grew up in the neighborhood and knew the woods like an… Continue Reading “Awakened by Chain Saws”
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The Tree
Tonight before sunset I visited one of my favorite trees in the park nearby and found it standing proudly against the clouds. Looking forward to a change in the weather after a week of too hot and dry. ~ Susanne
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A Summer Day in May
Summertime and the livin’ is easy here in the Pacific Northwest. After the longest rainy season on record, summer arrived with gusto this week with temperatures in the seventies and eighties. We poor, cold, and waterlogged natives embraced the sunshine and are soaking up the long… Continue Reading “A Summer Day in May”
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Cedar River Trail and the Big Birds Beside
Today was overcast but just right for a morning walk along the Cedar River Trail. The river was flowing gently while reflecting the flowers and trees alongside its banks, and the ducks were enjoying the flow. Boeing! It wasn’t long before the Big Birds came into view. The… Continue Reading “Cedar River Trail and the Big Birds Beside”
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The Mountain in our Midst
Always there though not always visible, tonight’s walk at Gene Coulon Park yielded these views of the mountain in our midst ~ Mt. Rainier. Happy to be living in the Pacific Northwest. ~ Susanne
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Sunset on a Sunny Day
After months of rain here in the Great Northwest we were promised two seventy degree days in a row. The first arrived this afternoon and we reached the promised temperature. I knew we would likely have a fabulous sunset and so I headed to Gene Coulon Park… Continue Reading “Sunset on a Sunny Day”
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A Spring Walk at Coulon
A perfect day begins with a trip to Starbucks and a walk at our favorite park on the shores of Lake Washington. We tried twice earlier this week to do just that but each time were turned back by the cold, wind, and rain. One… Continue Reading “A Spring Walk at Coulon”
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