Jean Guth & Joyce Wagar invite you to join them at the SEPTEMBER FULL MOON FESTIVAL in the Seattle Japanese Garden. Stroll with them on the paths and enjoy the views in twilight and moonlight.
Tim & Lorelie Olson have added several haiku to these lovely photographs. Perhaps they will inspire food for thought while you walk with Jean and Joyce.
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You are invited to join Toni and Lorelie for a final summer review! Summer extended beyond Labor Day this year, and our family and friends enjoyed a wide variety of experiences in several locations.
FUN IN THE SUN II – LATE SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS Read More »
A sail-away ready FREYJA moored to her Everett slip waits for Karl & Michelle to come aboard, throw off the dock lines, raise the sails and begin an anniversary week end celebration.
You, too, are welcomed aboard on the sail to Langley, Whidbey Island! The sun is shining and the sea is calm!
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Keith has snapped these fabulous photos during her’s and Jerry’s travels through several years to different locations of America. AVIANS ACROSS AMERICA II groups the birds by habitat and activity rather than geography.
Birds perching and nesting; relating to each other on the ground and in the woods. You will enjoy the variety of birds that come alive in Keith’s photographs.
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Michelle, Karl, Lorelie and Tim Olson invite you to visit our Everett gardens for a close view of the varied and subtle textures in our shrubs, herbs and groundcovers. These plants add seasonal interest and are adaptible to different areas of the garden; many can be used in planters as well.
GARDEN TEXTURES: LOOK & TOUCH – SHRUBS, GROUND COVERS & HERBS Read More »
The NESTER has previously featured Maureen’s wonderful photographs of Maui and the Cascades. In this post you will be delighted to reflect over Maureen’s 4 summer Haiku. About her interest in writing Haiku, Maureen tells us, “I’ve always been attracted to this form and enjoy the mental challenge of working with the five, seven, five syllable structure.” She adds “I love nature and Haiku are traditionally meant to evoke the natural world so that’s another reason I’m drawn to this form of poetry.”
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Keith Olson’s photos, often featured in the NESTER, are centered in the Olson’s backyard WILDERNESS RESERVE. In this post Keith takes her camera on the road! She snaps these fabulous photos during hers and Jerry’s travels through several years to different places in America.
I am delighted to share with you a poem sent to me by Patricia Hammill on my recent birthday. Patricia penned MORNING, her first poem, in 1956 when she was nine years old and lived in Wenatchee, Washington. Patricia reveals in this poem what will be a theme in many poems written during her life
“MORNING” – A poem from childhood from Patricia Hammill Read More »
Summer sunshine beckons us to enjoy the season! Whether you prefer active pursuits or crave relaxation, we invite you to share in a variety of “FUNSUN” activities with friends and family.
FUN IN THE SUN – Summer Sunshine Beckons Us Outside! Read More »
Carole writes “. . . this island has cast a spell over me.” For “fisherfolk” this is not an uncommon emotion. Whether it’s making a living fishing, and, perhaps, living on a boat or an island, it’s a “spell”. My brother Ken used to say, “Three days out to sea on a fishing boat and all the world falls away.” All of life is centered on the sea, the boat and catching fish.
Carole calls this spell “crazy”. It is also “romantic”. Nothing will quell this urge to leave the world behind except to set a compass course north to Alaska and scoff at those ashore who note that the catch predictions are “iffy” this year.
Tim
LETTERS FROM ALASKA 9 – “BUY A FISHING BOAT?” Read More »
