Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Travel
New York City’s Backyard – Central Park!
Who’d have thought there’d be an oasis of nature to enjoy in America’s largest city? Certainly not me and yet, there it was, Central Park, a highlight of our trip to New York, in all shades of living color. Honestly, I should have known.… Continue Reading “New York City’s Backyard – Central Park!”
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Back from NYC – A Conversation with the Cats
“We really missed you, Sue.” “I know you did, Benji. I can tell. I missed you too.” “You did, Sue? Honest?” “Well, sure I did, Benji. I don’t think I saw a single cat in New York City. Lots of dogs though.” “You’re kidding,… Continue Reading “Back from NYC – A Conversation with the Cats”
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More Reflections, this time from NYC
Winding down from an amazing, whirlwind trip to New York City! I will have much to share in bite-sized portions in the coming days, but until bags are unpacked and memories jelled, here are a couple photos from the oasis of Central Park to… Continue Reading “More Reflections, this time from NYC”
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Reflecting on Still Waters
And closer to home, last week at Anthony’s Homeport in Des Moines, where we celebrated our 42nd Anniversary. Yes, a time for reflection. For #Wordless Wednesday ~ Susanne
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Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier
On our last sunny Saturday we headed to Mt Rainier for a fall hike, and we took the Stevens Canyon entrance on the east side of the park and avoided the crowds. The mountain was out and glorious, and interesting clouds filled the sky.… Continue Reading “Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier”
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Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska
Facebook has been reminding me all week that it was seven years ago, the last week of September, when we went on our very first cruise, and it was to the great state of Alaska! So for Becky’s Challenge #SevenforSeptember I went back and… Continue Reading “Seven Years Ago – First Cruise to Alaska”
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Skagway – Another Soggy City in Alaska!
It was almost a year ago that we took our second cruise to Alaska, an easy trip to make when you live in Seattle. Perhaps it was the heavy rain this weekend that reminded me of our soggy stop in Skagway! It was late… Continue Reading “Skagway – Another Soggy City in Alaska!”
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Nature Loves Yellow and Gold
It even starts and ends each day with it. I once woke to sunrise on Kauai, reassured and thankful that the tropical storm that was expected overnight, didn’t make land. I captured the sunrise below from my balcony at Turtle Bay, on the north… Continue Reading “Nature Loves Yellow and Gold”
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Highlights from the Columbia Gorge
It was just last week that we were looking for a quick getaway and settled on one of our favorite places, the Columbia Gorge, three hours south. Three days, two nights, just enough time for the highlights. We started at Crown Point for a… Continue Reading “Highlights from the Columbia Gorge”
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Two Oregon Beaches – A Wreck and a Rock – Which do you Prefer?
Perhaps you know the beaches of which I speak, perhaps not. In my recent post on Long Beach (Washington, not California, here if you missed it) I mentioned that one should always cross the river into Oregon when visiting the Long Beach Peninsula. It’s… Continue Reading “Two Oregon Beaches – A Wreck and a Rock – Which do you Prefer?”
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