Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Seattle
A Drive to Washington Park Arboretum
Sometimes there’s a drive and sometimes there’s a destination and sometimes you’re lucky to enjoy both as I did yesterday. My destination was the Washington Park Arboretum and I took the scenic route to get there, Lake Washington Boulevard. Lake Washington Boulevard Lake Washington… Continue Reading “A Drive to Washington Park Arboretum”
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The Museum of Flight
What do you do on a rainy day in Seattle? Go see the airplanes at The Museum of Flight. We did! They were prolific! According to their website, “The Museum of Flight is the largest independent, non-profit air and space museum in the world! … Continue Reading “The Museum of Flight”
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Springtime in Seattle
After bemoaning the weather for the past week, we finally got a reprieve from the rain. The sky was mostly clear yesterday when I met a friend for lunch at Alki Beach. Some young ones played in the waves. Not us. Along with our… Continue Reading “Springtime in Seattle”
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Spokane and Riverfront Park
Spokane lies almost 300 miles east of Seattle making it a 5 hour drive without stops. It seems even farther because the 2 cities are so different from each other: in geography, size, weather, traffic, and even politics. On a recent trip to Montana… Continue Reading “Spokane and Riverfront Park”
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Springtime at Seward Park
Since rediscovering Seattle’s Seward Park last year, it has become one of our favorite places to walk. Less than 30 minutes from our house, this beautiful park on Lake Washington has beaches, old growth forest, hiking trails, picnic areas, and scenic views of Seattle.… Continue Reading “Springtime at Seward Park”
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A Visit to Point Defiance on a March Summer Day
We looked for someplace new to enjoy the warmest day of the year to date – temperatures in the mid 70’s and it’s still winter! We didn’t have to look far; Point Defiance Park just 30 miles south in Tacoma, fit the bill. At… Continue Reading “A Visit to Point Defiance on a March Summer Day”
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Winter Walk at Coulon Park
It hardly seems fair to call it a winter day, not with temperatures in the 50’s and the sky as blue as the lake below. And though the calendar does indeed say it’s winter I put on my lighter jacket and we headed to… Continue Reading “Winter Walk at Coulon Park”
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Gray and Red in Seattle
I always thought Petula Clark had it right, “when you’re alone and life is making you lonely you can always go.. downtown!” I liked the song back in the sixties and even then as a kid I’d hop on a bus downtown for 20… Continue Reading “Gray and Red in Seattle”
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Snow Day with Benji
The snow came in on little cat feet blanketing everything with its calming beauty. The little cat footprints are still there. ~ Susanne and Benji
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Sunny and Blue at Seward Park
After a snowy weekend we enjoyed the crisp and cold but sunny weather yesterday; a perfect time to bundle up and walk through Seattle’s Seward Park on Lake Washington. We started out under brilliant blue skies, with this view of Mt. Rainier partially… Continue Reading “Sunny and Blue at Seward Park”
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