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September 21, 2026
Neah Bay, Washington from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a beautiful day of weather for our drive north to Neah Bay yesterday. We drove just a few miles out of Forks before turning onto state highway 113 heading north. Eventually we turned onto state highway 112 heading west, and then drove along the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula for the remainder of our journey. The bays we passed by were beautiful.


Passing through the small town of Sekiu...


we could see this:


Just past the town we spied this one barn of the day.


We could see ships at sea. And Hey ...

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Neah Bay, Washington from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had a beautiful day of weather for our drive north to Neah Bay yesterday. We drove just a few miles out of Forks before turning onto state highway 113 heading north. Eventually we turned onto state highway 112 heading west, and then drove along the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula for the remainder of our journey. The bays we passed by were beautiful.


Passing through the small town of Sekiu...


we could see this:


Just past the town we spied this one barn of the day.


We could see ships at sea. And Hey ...

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September 17, 2026
Forks, Washington from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Alternative titles for this post might have been "Construction Zone Ahead," or "Red Light District," but I'll stick by my old standby of telling you where we are when we reach a new destination. I'll say more about the road construction in a minute. 


We arrived in Forks, Washington, yesterday afternoon. As we drove out of Olympia, we saw a couple of barns.



Surprisingly, we saw these cooling towers for a nuclear power plant near Elma, Washington. They were easily visible from the highway as we drove by. We wondered aloud whether there were ...

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Forks, Washington from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Alternative titles for this post might have been "Construction Zone Ahead," or "Red Light District," but I'll stick by my old standby of telling you where we are when we reach a new destination. I'll say more about the road construction in a minute. 


We arrived in Forks, Washington, yesterday afternoon. As we drove out of Olympia, we saw a couple of barns.



Surprisingly, we saw these cooling towers for a nuclear power plant near Elma, Washington. They were easily visible from the highway as we drove by. We wondered aloud whether there were ...

read more
September 16, 2026
Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk and Twin Barns Loop from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We've made good use of our time here in Olympia, Washington, and we'll be moving on to our next stop in Forks today. We'll have four days in Forks, and we have a lot of sight-seeing on the agenda. If the forecast is to be believed, we should have good weather while we're there.

Backing up to yesterday, we checked off the first item on our sight-seeing list with our walk on the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk and Twin Barns Loop. Both hikes can be found at the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National ...

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Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk and Twin Barns Loop from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We've made good use of our time here in Olympia, Washington, and we'll be moving on to our next stop in Forks today. We'll have four days in Forks, and we have a lot of sight-seeing on the agenda. If the forecast is to be believed, we should have good weather while we're there.

Backing up to yesterday, we checked off the first item on our sight-seeing list with our walk on the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk and Twin Barns Loop. Both hikes can be found at the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National ...

read more
September 15, 2026
On Our Way from ... Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. We find ourselves in Olympia, Washington, this afternoon. It was a relatively short day of driving to get here. It began with some last-minute packing and preparation, and then, we were on our way. We spotted some fall color as we drove away from our home. I expect we'll a lot more of this as we make our way through Washington.


Traffic was fairly light getting through downtown Portland, which was a nice change from the usual bumper-to-bumper we often find there, no matter the day or time. And soon, we crossed the Interstate Bridge ...

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On Our Way from Cat Patches

Good afternoon, my friends. We find ourselves in Olympia, Washington, this afternoon. It was a relatively short day of driving to get here. It began with some last-minute packing and preparation, and then, we were on our way. We spotted some fall color as we drove away from our home. I expect we'll a lot more of this as we make our way through Washington.


Traffic was fairly light getting through downtown Portland, which was a nice change from the usual bumper-to-bumper we often find there, no matter the day or time. And soon, we crossed the Interstate Bridge ...

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July 26, 2026
Sight-Seeing in Two States from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There's a lot of ground to cover this morning, so let's just get to it, shall we? First, I'll tell you about what happened here at home, and then I'll tell you about our Thursday sight-seeing excursion with Erik and Mae. Sound good? I hope so because that's how this is gonna go. I have a lot of pictures. Feel free to top off your coffee before we start.

The garden needed hoeing after being neglected for nearly a week, and the flowers wowed me. Since I hadn't seen them ...

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Sight-Seeing in Two States from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. There's a lot of ground to cover this morning, so let's just get to it, shall we? First, I'll tell you about what happened here at home, and then I'll tell you about our Thursday sight-seeing excursion with Erik and Mae. Sound good? I hope so because that's how this is gonna go. I have a lot of pictures. Feel free to top off your coffee before we start.

The garden needed hoeing after being neglected for nearly a week, and the flowers wowed me. Since I hadn't seen them ...

read more
July 25, 2026
Slow Boat Farm from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! I’m back a day early. If you were hoping to have another day of peace and quiet without my blabbing on and on and on about nothing at all, then I’m sorry. But you know how it is…I get word overload, and then things just don’t go well at all. And don’t even get me started on all the pictures I have to show you. After giving it some thought, I decided to tell you about the trip in three installments. There’ll be this post. Then, I’ll write a ...

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Slow Boat Farm from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends! I’m back a day early. If you were hoping to have another day of peace and quiet without my blabbing on and on and on about nothing at all, then I’m sorry. But you know how it is…I get word overload, and then things just don’t go well at all. And don’t even get me started on all the pictures I have to show you. After giving it some thought, I decided to tell you about the trip in three installments. There’ll be this post. Then, I’ll write a ...

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June 15, 2026
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Don't let that title scare you. We're back to what passes for normal around here if, by normal, you're talking about controlled chaos. But that's beside the point. I just want to say straight out that there's nothing to worry about. The worst is all in the past. I have a lot to tell you this morning, and a lot of pictures to show you. If you're planning to read to the end, now would be a good time to refill your coffee cup. And if you're not planning ...

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The Best of Times, The Worst of Times from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Don't let that title scare you. We're back to what passes for normal around here if, by normal, you're talking about controlled chaos. But that's beside the point. I just want to say straight out that there's nothing to worry about. The worst is all in the past. I have a lot to tell you this morning, and a lot of pictures to show you. If you're planning to read to the end, now would be a good time to refill your coffee cup. And if you're not planning ...

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March 4, 2026
Three States from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this morning. And YAY! We're not home yet, but at least we're in our home state. And forget everything I said yesterday. We had to spend a couple of hours yesterday morning rerouting ourselves when we heard there was a winter weather advisory for the Cascades and the Siskiyous. It will be hazardous trying to get across the mountain passes with that kind of weather, and so we've rerouted ourselves to head north to the Columbia Gorge and then head west toward home from there.

So ...

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Three States from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We find ourselves in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this morning. And YAY! We're not home yet, but at least we're in our home state. And forget everything I said yesterday. We had to spend a couple of hours yesterday morning rerouting ourselves when we heard there was a winter weather advisory for the Cascades and the Siskiyous. It will be hazardous trying to get across the mountain passes with that kind of weather, and so we've rerouted ourselves to head north to the Columbia Gorge and then head west toward home from there.

So ...

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March 3, 2026
Sparks, Nevada from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’re two days closer to home. We’d intended to travel through Bend, Oregon, on our way home to see some friends there. As turns out, a change in the weather is causing us to reroute. There will be snow in the mountains, and so we’ll need to avoid those mountain passes. That means we’ll head home from tonight’s stop in Klamath Falls, and be home tomorrow afternoon. The kitties are whooping it up right at the moment in celebration, as you might imagine.




As for yesterday’s drive, it was a ...

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Sparks, Nevada from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We’re two days closer to home. We’d intended to travel through Bend, Oregon, on our way home to see some friends there. As turns out, a change in the weather is causing us to reroute. There will be snow in the mountains, and so we’ll need to avoid those mountain passes. That means we’ll head home from tonight’s stop in Klamath Falls, and be home tomorrow afternoon. The kitties are whooping it up right at the moment in celebration, as you might imagine.




As for yesterday’s drive, it was a ...

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February 4, 2026
Whitney Mesa Trail from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had the first visitor to our hummingbird feeder yesterday. I expect we’ll see more in the days ahead. I’m sorry I couldn’t get more color on the bird. The feeder is in the shade. As soon as the bird flies into the shade from the bright sunshine, its colors disappear. I know this is an Annas Hummingbird, though.  


We had several items on yesterday’s agenda. We tried to get our business taken care of in Henderson all on the same day. I’m sure we’ll be back to Henderson again ...

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Whitney Mesa Trail from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. We had the first visitor to our hummingbird feeder yesterday. I expect we’ll see more in the days ahead. I’m sorry I couldn’t get more color on the bird. The feeder is in the shade. As soon as the bird flies into the shade from the bright sunshine, its colors disappear. I know this is an Annas Hummingbird, though.  


We had several items on yesterday’s agenda. We tried to get our business taken care of in Henderson all on the same day. I’m sure we’ll be back to Henderson again ...

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