Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Seattle
The Rain the Park and Umbrellas
If you’re going to live in the Great Northwest and enjoy life at all during the long and rainy winter months, you’re going to want to invest in a good umbrella. You will likely have the small travel versions stashed here and there about… Continue Reading “The Rain the Park and Umbrellas”
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Winter Skies
After a soggy January, the rain finally stopped today and I was happy to go for a walk outside with partially blue skies peeking through the clouds. While it still remained dry, I ventured out again at sunset to see my favorite winter tree.… Continue Reading “Winter Skies”
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Rainy Days and Bridges
If you had reason to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on a dreary, rainy Monday as we did today, this would be your view. I decided to make it into something more sunny and cheerful. Fortunately these bridges didn’t let us down despite the… Continue Reading “Rainy Days and Bridges”
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Is it Spring Yet?
Inquiring minds want to know. No, I tell them. We are only half way through. Though the baby daffodils seem to think so and shall soon show brilliant yellow blossoms. And the Rhodies think so too and are already displaying their color. No. I… Continue Reading “Is it Spring Yet?”
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The Skagit
We went to the Skagit to see the eagles. But found the real attraction was the landscape. And the sunset over the river. ~ Susanne P.S. The Skagit River lies a couple of hours north of Seattle and is part of the Wild &… Continue Reading “The Skagit”
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth
Here we are in the dead of Seattle winter, and still I find new growth in the old growth forest of Schmitz Park. This 200 ft. Douglas Fir supports a fallen Cedar resting on it. And new growth abounds on shrubs nearer the ground.… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth”
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Fall Walk around Green Lake
I was raised in West Seattle and rarely ventured into other parts of the City, save for the occasional trip downtown or jaunt to the Zoo. And so I’d never been to Green Lake until we moved to the north end rather unexpectedly (at… Continue Reading “Fall Walk around Green Lake”
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Frank B Cooper School Refrain
I’m not sure what I was looking for by returning. It was years and years ago when I attended Frank B. Cooper school, kindergarten through 6th grade. But it was the school’s 100th anniversary and the building, now the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, where… Continue Reading “Frank B Cooper School Refrain”
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Seattle’s Seward Park, Rain or Shine
Perhaps we should have waited for dry weather before visiting this beautiful Seattle Park but after a few stormy days we needed to get out of the house. And so, armed with rain gear and resolve we headed out to the west side of… Continue Reading “Seattle’s Seward Park, Rain or Shine”
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After the Storm
We heard the wind howling in the night but woke to overcast skies and promising sunbreaks. We thought we could beat the storm’s next wave and so headed out to Coulon Park for a morning walk. We found everything windswept, clean and fresh, and… Continue Reading “After the Storm”
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