Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
It’s been a very rainy week in the Pacific Northwest, drenching us all and flooding our rivers. It’s also been a very busy week, but regardless of the environment, inward or outward, I am at Peace – I have God to thank for that.… Continue Reading “Dropping by for Peace”
November is the rainiest month in the Great Northwest, so we have to look at the forecast when planning our local travels. One good day is all it takes and so it was, that earlier this month, we headed north to Bellingham for a… Continue Reading “Bright and Beautiful in Bellingham”
First there was Tiger, a handsome tabby, who helped me start this blog and even became my Avatar. We thought he was lonely, after he lost his brother, Shadow. So we got Benji, who’s been competing with him ever since. Till he finally overshadowed… Continue Reading “Cats in the Shadows”
Yes, indeed. It’s that rainiest of months in the Great Northwest and leaves are on the ground, the mushrooms are, too. I like mushrooms but I don’t pick my own, though they’re everywhere in Seattle area forests and parks. But I have gone mushroom… Continue Reading “All the Leaves are Brown and the Mushrooms, Too”
I don’t have to go far to find colorful fall leaves; I just walk to the park at the end of my street and enjoy. The pictures below are from prior years; I’ll tell you why. A windstorm brought down the tallest tree on… Continue Reading “Changing Trees of Color on the Street Where I Live”
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, are they not? But they can be scary too. Bob and I love to hike and over the years, have been on too many hikes in the woods to count. Many times, while we’re on the trail,… Continue Reading “Scary in the Woods”
Not this year’s garden. I didn’t plant any new fall flowers, and previous promised perennials don’t always come back; their high prices mean I sometimes hold a grudge. Still, they live on in my archives, especially this favorite: Kismet Orange Coneflower. I really should… Continue Reading “Favorite Fall Florals”
I’ve already shared a few times from our trip to Hawaii last month, but I thought I’d take another look for this week’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge, #Black & White. There’s a lot of black to be found on the Big Island, because of… Continue Reading “Playing in Light Room – Black and White in Hawaii”
I’m back from Hawaii but had this post prepared before I left. I thought I’d have more pictures to add, and I do but not many. I’d visited Soos Creek Botanical Garden recently, not Sue’s Creek, looking for yellow and orange, since my own… Continue Reading “Yellow and Orange at Soos Creek and Hawaiian Sunset”
It should be Washington State’s Tree, but apparently Oregon has that distinction. (Washington’s is the Western Hemlock.) But the Doug-Fir is the tree I see the most, or perhaps the one I recognize most easily on the trail. Tall, dark and handsome with thick… Continue Reading “Which Tree? Why the Douglas-Fir, of course!”