Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Perhaps fuchsia and green is a more accurate description, but since my feature photo includes red, I’m sticking with the theme! Since I added a new feeder to the front maple tree, I’ve been enthralled by my visitors all day long, watching them through… Continue Reading “My Anna’s Beauties in Red and Green”
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”
I love the word ‘textures’ – say it slowly and you can hear its rich sound and even see its meaning in your mind’s eye. Nature, like life itself, is textured and nuanced. Not only smooth, but sometimes rough, not merely soft but also… Continue Reading “Textures in Nature and Art”
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”
They look so innocent, those soft little paws on a sleeping cat. But buried within are razor sharp claws, fast as any switchblade. Tucked away when not needed for climbing, hunting or getting into mischief. Capable of drawing blood, even in play, if only… Continue Reading “Cute Kitty Paws or Padded Murder Mittens”
A few weeks ago, we left Seattle for the Big Island of Hawaii and as usual I had the window seat. (Thanks, dear.) It’s always wonderful to see Mt. Rainier looming above the surrounding landscape. Did you know Mt. Rainier is an active volcano?… Continue Reading “Volcanoes through the #Window – From Seattle to Hawaii”
I heard the loud pounding in the trees above and assumed it was a woodpecker. It took a while to spot him – he wasn’t that big and he’s not a regular in my yard. He moved up and down the trunk of the… Continue Reading “A Visiting Woodpecker – Downy or Hairy?”