Welcome Friends,
You are invited to enter and enjoy the display of tall lilacs in the Olson gardens. Savor the haiku sensory impressions by Maureen Mitchell and contemporary haiku poets. Learn more about these fascinating shrubs!
LILACS SUFFUSE OLSONS’ GARDENS WITH MULTI-COLORED, FRAGRANT, VIBRANT BLOOMS IN MAY Read More »
This “NESTER” post welcomes you to travel with Lee and Roger Lageschulte and Toni and Paul Olson on their separate road trips traversing the spectacular North Cascades highway! Explore with Lee and Roger as they stop at scenic viewpoints, and hike with Toni, Paul and their retrievers as they find unusual sights along the roadside trails.
TWO SCENIC NORTH CASCADES HIGHWAY OUTINGS – LAKES, MOUNTAINS, TREES, AND TRAILS Read More »
Welcome and thank you for joining Lorelie and me in savoring and appreciating another poem from Cathy Ross.
Quoting from the back cover of WHAT THE TULIPS SAID: Cathy’s poems are ” . . . playful and poignant, with themes of loss and renewal . . . and reveal the unexpected layers within an ordinary life.”
Author Donald Kemp wrote of Cathy’s poetry. “Cathy Ross’s poems achieve balance between reflections on the natural world, personal loss, love, mortality, and family life, all artfully stitched together and crafted. . . . I sat a long while after finishing her book, reluctant to break its spell.”
“MONARCH” A POEM BY CATHY ROSS ABOUT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY Read More »
Cathy’s poems are always a welcome addition to the NESTER, and FROG SONGS continues the NESTER’S emphasis on the significance and the beauty of the earth. In several of Cathy’s poems, the poet begins with a description of nature and then turns to a personal response to what she observes. The observation and contemplation of nature connects and adds meaning to the poet’s life!
“FROG SONGS” – A Poem by Cathy Ross About pacific Tree Frogs Read More »
GREETINGS! Spring beckons you to enjoy a stroll with Lee and Roger on this sunny afternoon day in Edmonds, Washington. You can feel the increasing breeze as you approach the beach with Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains above the distant shore.
COLORFUL SPRING WALKS IN EDMONDS Read More »
Welcome fellow citizen of the earth! In this post I would like you to consider that in addition to humans, other inhabitants of the earth are also citizens. For instance, TREES. Immerse yourself for a while in Dave Wagar’s painting, Mary Oliver’s poem, and Joyce Wagar’s photographs. Contemplate that trees also live in a community where other plants and animals live in harmony with each other. – Tim
FOR THE EARTH – “THE COUNTRY OF TREES” – A POEM – A PAINTING – A PHOTOGRAPH Read More »
Welcome to Hecate Beach on the beautiful Oregon Coast. Toni’s stunning photographs taken from many angles offe a vision of the beach from new and engaging perspectives. Toni’s camera brings to life unusual sights defined by rocks, sand, water, and shore plants.
OREGON COAST IMAGES: DRAMATIC BEACH TEXTURES AND SHAPES Read More »
Welcome fellow citizen of the earth! Discover a way of valuing the earth that can change the habitual way that considers land only in economic terms. Aldo Leopold died in 1948. Many consider him to be the father of wildlife ecology and modern conservation. His book, SAND COUNTY ALMANAC, remains as fresh as yesterday! Aldo’s selected quotations together with Toni’s photographs support an ethical and sustainable way to value the land and the sea.
FOR THE EARTH – REFLECTIONS ON NATURE’S BEAUTY AND SIGNIFICANCE Read More »
Welcome to SPRING! Lee and Lorelie invite you to join them in celebrating the beauty of the earth. A hymn inspired the photographs taken in varied local settings at different hours of the day. From these panoramic views to intimate closeups, all of us can be grateful for the many visual gifts of the season.
Lee and Roger invites you to join them on an early spring walk in the Seattle Arboretum Japanese Garden. Lee’s camera brings the bright blooms and greens of April to life. They are a welcome reward of pleasant weather after several rainy days!
APRIL’S BLOOMS, GREENS AND HAIKU ACCENT A WALK IN THE SEATTLE ARBORETUM JAPANESE GARDEN Read More »
