Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Roses
Sent Flowers Becoming Spent Flowers
As I was breaking down the beautiful bouquets mom and I received – we had a trying month – and readying them for the compost pile, I couldn’t help but notice that despite being worn they retained their beauty. The thought was sweet and… Continue Reading “Sent Flowers Becoming Spent Flowers”
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Happy Monday in the Garden with Benji
I have four raised garden beds; three of them are filled with herbs and roses; a bit messy perhaps but their colors and fragrance bring me joy. I’ve had trouble getting plants to grow in the fourth bed. I don’t know why. “Benji, do… Continue Reading “Happy Monday in the Garden with Benji”
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Playing with Painnt in the Garden
I recently discovered the Painnt application and decided to try out the free version on some of my garden pictures. Bee on Chives My Favorite Rose Lady’s Mantle in the Rain It was fun to play with but I think I like the originals… Continue Reading “Playing with Painnt in the Garden”
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SoCal Floral Beauty and Allen’s Hummingbirds!
When in need of sunshine and a respite from a wintery spring, we Northwesterners head to sunny Southern California! When it’s a road trip in April you may very well spend your first 2 days driving through rain in Washington and Oregon. But seriously,… Continue Reading “SoCal Floral Beauty and Allen’s Hummingbirds!”
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In a Rose Garden
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Flowers – I thought I’d share a few of my favorites from our visit to the Rose Garden at Pt. Defiance last week. This is the same rose garden where I discovered a photo of my grandmother when… Continue Reading “In a Rose Garden”
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Roses and Herbs and Bees in The Garden
Honestly I have a lot of local travel stories still in the queue – all backed up and waiting to be shared. But the garden called me so I lingered there taking time to smell the roses and watch the bees among the herbs.… Continue Reading “Roses and Herbs and Bees in The Garden”
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Unwinding with yellow roses and the new block editor
It’s true I’m unwinding. After returning from our first mini vacation in months I’m happy to be home – to my cats – my own bed – and ordinary food. I’ll share from our trip to the Long Beach Peninsula over the next week… Continue Reading “Unwinding with yellow roses and the new block editor”
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Flower of the Day – Orange Rose
My orange roses opened up a little more today and I thought you might enjoy seeing one of them. Shared with Cee’s Flower of the Day. ~ Susanne
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Orange and Yellow Roses
I love roses and try my best to grow them in my garden. It’s not always easy. The shrubs can become scrawny and the leaves spoiled by blackspot. The buds may be few or may not open at all. Last year I took out… Continue Reading “Orange and Yellow Roses”
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A Week of Winter Gardening
Cold – wind – rain – snow – sunshine – we saw everything this week. But when the rain stopped I headed outside to tend to the garden. It’s amazing what you can accomplish in a short amount of time; time that is therapeutic… Continue Reading “A Week of Winter Gardening”
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