Lee welcomes you to another photographic tour of the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The tour will include landscapes, and feature the use of natural materials that can be adapted for home gardens.
Patricia Hammill writes, “I started writing poetry when I was nine years old. My mother had friends who were poets, my aunts wrote poetry, and I had wonderful teachers in school who not only wrote poetry but promoted poetry. Also, I had friends who enjoyed “playing with words.” Writing poetry seemed natural.”
We are pleased to offer you two brief humorous poems by Patricia.!
PATRICIA HAMMILL – POET -“ON GROWING OLDER TOGETHER: gRAY MATTER” & “VOCABULARY DRILL” Read More »
Adventures in Alaska are often featured in the NESTER. Several of the Olson family have worked there, lived there, vacationed there or cruised the waters of Southeastern Alaska. Jerry and Keith share their memories of a “once in a lifetime cruise” on the MV Christian skippered by Jerry’s brother Ken. Read it and enjoy the trip!
Conjecture exists about how Arthur arrived in Olsons’ yard. Did he hitch a ride in someone’s car? Was he a stray? Did he follow one of the boys home? What Tim recalls is that on a pleasant September afternoon he was sitting in the yard reading T. H. White’s classic novel, THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING, when this ball of white fluff landed in his lap, put his paws on Tim’s chest and looked at him with his very crossed blue eyes. Within a week after a few futile attempts to find out where he belonged, the ball of fluff, now King Arthur, established his CAMELOT with us and we were now part of his COURT.
COZY CATS VII- “ARTHUR – THE ONCE AND FUTURE CAT” By Tim & Lorelie Read More »
Grand sweeps of colorful massed plantings inside the flower and garden show help to counteract the grey and misty weather outside. They offer inspiration for our own gardens during the coming weeks. Even small groups of colorful hardy flowers provided ideas for tiny spaces around decks, trees, and in planters.
Join us in welcoming and viewing David Zeigler’s new post focusing on cactus in the Sonoran desert. David has many interests, travels regularly, and makes his experiences memorable for us through his wonderful photography. His past posts in the NESTER focus on a rodeo in Tucson, mustangs on Pryor Mountain, a cruise to Alaska, flowers, nature and more. Do take the time to enjoy David’s perspective on cactus and the desert.
DAVID ZEIGLER – PHOTOGRAPHER – CACTUS IN THE SONORAN DESERT Read More »
Cathy’s insights into how to cope with losses and emerge with resilience are the themes in this poem. “RESTORATION” joins “THE PAUSE” and “FIRST & LAST” with this theme. We invite you to read this poem and revisit the two previous poems.
CATHY ROSS – POET – “RESTORATION” Read More »
My dear friend Elletta Kennison passed away last spring, but so many memories live on! She would have celebrated her 90th birthday on February 28, and I was privileged to know her for over forty of those years. My post offers a kaleidoscope of our experiences together.
A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO ELLETTA – By Lorelie Olson Read More »
Lee and Roger invite you to escape into a fragrant garden paradise at the garden show! Begin with views of plants that can bring a touch of the tropics into your own home.
The goal of my paintings is to lead the viewer into my world of nature thru abstracted images. I paint because I love the process, from color, composition, line, form and intuition. I approach my work with passion and creative choices.
Landscapes, birds and animals are my current subject matter. As I paint I commune and connect with nature. In the beginning I draw what I see and it becomes what I feel.
SUSAN REYNOLDS – PAINTER – SERIES X Read More »
