While I Was Gardening

As many gardeners know, occasionally we will encounter a plant we feel compelled to add to our garden. Could be a plant that offers an exotic, beautiful bloom, could be a rare tree that has not been available to us before, could be an odd-ball that we feel compelled to own – just because. I have one of those plants, and it probably belongs in the first category. Seven years a...

Another busy summer – work, hikes, walks, a bit of travel, fun days out with our son – a summer filled with highs and lows. Following are a few of the highlights.

I would like to share a few more pictures from the very enjoyable and much needed walk that Bill and I took recently. As I said in my previous Centennial Trail post, I took 43 photos overall, narrowing them down (with difficulty) to about 30. Here is a selection of photos that best show the beauty of this lovely city.

Bill and I rarely spend time in downtown Seattle. We meet up with our son for free First Thursday museum days, which is wonderful, but those outings take us all over the region, not just downtown. So when I read an article about a new trail in Seattle that connects with the Waterfront trail, I told Bill, “We have a new walk to take!” Seattle’s new Centennial trail, which open...

Another mass shooting. This time, here in Seattle, at a festival, a joyful summer food festival. Who are we to allow guns to be more populous than people? Who are we to allow babies, parents, toddlers, grandparents, friends, neighbors – people we love be they stranger, neighbor, spouse, child – who are we to allow such horrific sin to be normalized? We wonder, will it be my c...