Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Sunday Stills
Fresh as a Bird on the First Day of Spring!
After Monday’s deluge by an atmospheric river, Tuesday came along warm and clear, a foretaste of spring. The juncos dropped by for the fresh green grass. and the finches came to say hello. We were all happy. Sharing with Sunday Stills, Fresh. ~ Susanne
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Happy (Belated)Love Your Pet Day!
There’s a day for everything! And when it comes to your pets, why not? They deserve it. So even though I’m late – the special day was last Sunday – I’m not too late to share the love for this week’s theme on Sunday… Continue Reading “Happy (Belated)Love Your Pet Day!”
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A Gallery of Purple
This week’s Sunday Stills Challenge is Amethyst, a beautiful purple colored stone, February’s birthstone. Who doesn’t like purple? There’s a wide array of colors between red and blue to suit every taste. There’s no shortage of purple in the flower world – see for… Continue Reading “A Gallery of Purple”
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Gardening is for the Birds
I love gardening and I love birds and the two go hand in hand. At our last home in Seattle, our yard was a Certified Wildlife Habitat, which means it was wildlife friendly; we planted native shrubs and trees, had water sources, and feeders.… Continue Reading “Gardening is for the Birds”
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Enjoying the Elements at Magnificent Ruby Beach
On our recent trip to Lake Quinault, we stopped by Ruby Beach on Washington’s wild and rugged coast. We took the short trail down, stopping to look through the trees at the beach below, which was mostly socked in by fog. At the end… Continue Reading “Enjoying the Elements at Magnificent Ruby Beach”
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Wildlife from our Trip to Lake Quinault
For this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge, I thought I’d share from our recent trip to Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula. Although most of the animals seemed to be tucked away for winter, I did see a lot of birds including crows. Yes, I… Continue Reading “Wildlife from our Trip to Lake Quinault”
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A Challenge in White
Just when I thought it was time to put away my snowy pictures, along came a photo challenge in White from Sunday Stills. What could I do? Share a few more from our recent snowstorm, for starters! But enough with the snow! I’m ready… Continue Reading “A Challenge in White”
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Practicing Moon Shots
Yesterday was cold and sunny and last night remained clear. Time to practice some moon shots. I turned out the lights and went outside to watch as the moon rose over the trees. I took my tripod and cameras and wore my warm jacket… Continue Reading “Practicing Moon Shots”
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Metallic is for the Birds!
It’s time for another Sunday Stills Challenge and it’s all about Metallic, which for my purposes is defined as having a quality of metal that includes shiny, lustrous or sparkling colors! It so happens I found a cormorant preening on Lake Washington this week,… Continue Reading “Metallic is for the Birds!”
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A Medley of Frosty
I wanted to participate in this week’s Sunday Stills Christmas Song Lyric Challenge and went looking for the holly and the ivy. Unfortunately, they were not full grown so I had to settle for these berries in my garden. Then I considered other Christmas… Continue Reading “A Medley of Frosty”
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