Cat Days of Summer

Folded Ear Cat enjoys some September sun between the roses and lavender.

Just a cat and her sunshine spending a little quality time together.

Spring Shots

I think Spring has settled in, and I have the shots to prove it.

Grouping on Carpet of Blooms

Hostas prior to snail nibbles, with squirrel guardian

Pear tree in bloom

Spring View

Folded Ear Cat's Usual Supervisory Pose

Now I need to put on my shoes and take a walk in the breezy outdoors; let the wind blow through my locks and give me a bit of invigoration.  I've got some new songs on the ipod to speed me on my way.

Still Life with Folded Ear Cat

The last few days of truly warm April weather have Folded Ear Cat enthralled

Queen of the yard, with lavender

Black Cat/White Cat

Folded Ear Cat and her inky yard-sharing neighbor:

Her Foot-in-the-Air, the Concrete's Warm pose

Put that Camera Down and Rub my Head

Great Read and Folded Ear Cat in Spring

Folded Ear Cat is enjoying the warming sidewalks of Spring!

I just finished a lovely little book called The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.  It really is a tiny book (120 pages), which makes for a quick and satisfying read.  It seems the Queen's dogs are barking at a bookmobile on the palace grounds one day, so she pops her head inside to say sorry and then decides she should check out a book since she's there.  She also meets Norman, a boy who works in the palace kitchens and is an avid reader.  The two of them share the books they are reading, building a friendship which enriches them both.  As the Queen gets lost in the joys of reading, it turns out those around her don't appreciate a queen with her nose in a book.  When she is on walkabouts she starts asking her subjects what they are reading, and they are taken aback, feeling foolish if they aren't reading anything.  She stashes a book behind the cushion in  her carriage and security absconds with it - thinking it might be a bomb.  Who knew a queen reading could raise such a ruckus!  Check out this sweet little book for yourself.

Snow Day in Seattle

I know people elsewhere think we are wimps in Seattle the way we treat snow days, but you gotta love a city that simply shuts down and relishes a good snow day when we get one.  It will be raining by tomorrow, so we were all out today (at least what seemed like a good majority of us) making a day in the snow tons of fun.  Here are some photos from my out and about-ing.

Brrrr!

Seattle hills are good for sledding; wheeeee!



Not the season for lavender

Folded Ear Cat's opinion of the snow; just ignore it and it will go away.