The past few months I have been reading books and listening to loads of podcasts on habit change science. Yes, it is a science and it’s fascinating stuff.

Today I listened to a super cool podcast with BJ Fogg, a behavior scientist and author of “Tiny Habits.”

Forget for a minute that I am a professional horticulturist and have worked in the field for over 50 years… try to think of me as just an ordinary home owner that moved into his house 30 years ago and inherited a rather neglected landscape. This is the story of one of my gardens.

Our cat of the week Alex is about one year old and a real charmer! He’s a really active guy and loves to spend his time playing, climbing cat trees and watching the goings-on outside the window.

You can call it the Panther-Grizzly Line, or the Snohomish High School-Glacier Peak High School Express.

On Friday, July 27th, new bus stops opened on Cathcart Way and Puget Park Drive, a short walk from Glacier Peak High School and Little Cedars Elementary School in south Snohomish.