Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Tag: Travel
Quartz, Minerals, Rocks, and Other Gems
Who can keep them all straight? I’ll start with the largest hunk of quartz I’ve ever seen, an 8,000-pound slab from Arkansas, newly obtained by the Smithsonian. “Quartz is one of the most common minerals in the Earth’s crust. As a mineral name, quartz… Continue Reading “Quartz, Minerals, Rocks, and Other Gems”
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Vacation – Staycation- A Sampling
Last week we headed down the Oregon Coast, intending to end up in Northern California and the magnificent Redwoods. We’ve made this trip many times before and never get tired of it; there’s always something new to see, beach to explore, and Redwood grove… Continue Reading “Vacation – Staycation- A Sampling”
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Cities Come in All Sizes
For this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge #Urban I thought I’d share a few of my favorite cities starting with the largest. London “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”… Continue Reading “Cities Come in All Sizes”
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Yellowstone National Park – Favorite Park, Favorite Feature
Despite two gorgeous parks in my own backyard – Mt. Rainier and Olympic National Park – my favorite national park is still Yellowstone, the world’s first, and largest in the continental United States. I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve visited. From our… Continue Reading “Yellowstone National Park – Favorite Park, Favorite Feature”
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Bird Bonanza in the Skagit Valley
Welcome to the Skagit Valley, where in the winter you may see more bald eagles than you’ve ever seen before. Like we did, last year. And when the birds move on, you’ll still have this in the spring – Daffodils in March. Tulips in… Continue Reading “Bird Bonanza in the Skagit Valley”
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Fun with Photo Edits and Apps
I don’t usually do a lot of editing on my photos, save for resizing and watermarking them in Lightroom. But for this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge #Photo-Edits I thought I’d use the simple (and free) tool that came with my Samsung Galaxy phone, Gallery.… Continue Reading “Fun with Photo Edits and Apps”
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Come with Me for a Walk in the Redwoods
I don’t know how many times I’ve been to the Redwoods – six or eight times? – but regardless, it’s not enough. A perfect road trip down the coast of Oregon to Northern California takes you there easily and scenically from Seattle. Once there,… Continue Reading “Come with Me for a Walk in the Redwoods”
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Blue Skies over Port Townsend, Gray and Rainy at Dosewallips
We managed a quick getaway to Port Townsend this week on the most promising day of the week, weather-wise if not health-wise, and skies were mostly blue. A bit of shopping, a bit of walking, and we decided to drive back along Hood Canal,… Continue Reading “Blue Skies over Port Townsend, Gray and Rainy at Dosewallips”
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Favorites in Aquamarine – From my Travels
Who doesn’t love aquamarine? Not me, but it’s in short supply here in the Pacific Northwest during the rainy winter months. So for this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge, # Aquamarine I went looking in my archives and found it in my travels. I’ll start with… Continue Reading “Favorites in Aquamarine – From my Travels”
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