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Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
If you had reason to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on a dreary, rainy Monday as we did today, this would be your view. I decided to make it into something more sunny and cheerful. Fortunately these bridges didn’t let us down despite the… Continue Reading “Rainy Days and Bridges”
We went to the Skagit to see the eagles. But found the real attraction was the landscape. And the sunset over the river. ~ Susanne P.S. The Skagit River lies a couple of hours north of Seattle and is part of the Wild &… Continue Reading “The Skagit”
Yes it’s far too early to have snow. And yes, it’s going to be a long, long winter. And yes, I’m lucky I don’t have to drive in it if I don’t want to. Still, isn’t it pretty? ~ Susanne
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”
For this week’s Photo Challenge – A football game on a late afternoon overshadowed by the mountain peeking in the background. Peek
Day 2 of our road trip to Leavenworth and we awoke to another sunny day and headed to nearby Icicle Creek. (You can see the story and pictures from Day 1 here if you missed it.) Icicle Creek originates near the crest of the… Continue Reading “Icicle Creek and Wenatchee”
A couple of sunny fall days in the forecast so we packed our bags for an overnight trip to Leavenworth. I had to remove the stowaway who was hoping to tag along. (Sorry Benji, you wouldn’t like the car ride.) The sun was shining… Continue Reading “Road Trip to Leavenworth”
There’s never a bad time to visit Nolte State Park. We’ve made the drive south many times to get away from the city, breathe in fresh air and walk the trail through the forest around lovely Deep Lake. We were there in January when the… Continue Reading “Nolte State Park in Color”
For this week’s photo challenge I bring to you a sunset over the Strait of Juan de Fuca from a recent cruise to Alaska. Glow
This week we happened upon the Temperate Rainforest of the Carbon River Valley just inside the remote northwest corner of Mt. Rainier National Park and enjoyed a lovely walk through the woods. Who knew? Blessed to have all this so close to home! ~ … Continue Reading “Surprised by Rainforest”
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 