Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
It hardly seems fair to call it a winter day, not with temperatures in the 50’s and the sky as blue as the lake below. And though the calendar does indeed say it’s winter I put on my lighter jacket and we headed to… Continue Reading “Winter Walk at Coulon Park”
Earlier this winter we visited the nearby Shadow Lake Nature Preserve and its ancient sphagnum moss peat bog where it seemed that creatures might emerge from the swamp and prehistoric birds could soar overhead. And so for this week’s photo challenge I bring you… Continue Reading “Shadow Lake Bog: Out of this World”
I was raised in West Seattle and rarely ventured into other parts of the City, save for the occasional trip downtown or jaunt to the Zoo. And so I’d never been to Green Lake until we moved to the north end rather unexpectedly (at… Continue Reading “Fall Walk around Green Lake”
We heard the wind howling in the night but woke to overcast skies and promising sunbreaks. We thought we could beat the storm’s next wave and so headed out to Coulon Park for a morning walk. We found everything windswept, clean and fresh, and… Continue Reading “After the Storm”
What a difference a day makes! This morning brought brief snow flurries to the region (the earliest I can remember) but yesterday was mild with only light rain. I’m happy we took our walk on the Cedar River Trail yesterday. The Trail follows the… Continue Reading “A Walk on the Cedar River Trail”
Our first storm of the fall season was supposed to land today, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds up to forty miles an hour. It still may. But this morning I decided to brave what looked like ordinary rain and headed to Soos… Continue Reading “A Walk in the Rain at Soos Creek Botanical Garden”
Of all the things to be enjoyed at Coulon Park…. the boats and planes the docks and piers the elusive mountain I think the best may be the turtles. ~ Susanne
One sunny day earlier this summer my husband had to be in Bellevue so I hitched a ride and had him drop me off at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. He was longer than we thought he would be, so I got to enjoy a… Continue Reading “A Visit to Bellevue Botanical Garden”
Another summer day and another walk in the woods, my first at Flaming Geyser State Park. Now before you get too excited, I must disavow you of the notion that there’s an actual flaming geyser in the park. No. Sorry. It petered out many… Continue Reading “A Walk in the Woods at Flaming Geyser State Park”
Today I went to the big warehouse store in Tukwila and noticed for the first time that it was directly next to the Green River Trail. (Costco, you heard of it? And no, I really don’t shop here much, too crowded.) Anyway, back to… Continue Reading “An Urban Walk on the Green River”