Timothy Olson

SPIRITLIFTERS VI – GOLDEN MOMENTS WITH KALA & SANDY

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Lorelie and I are delighted to introduce two special Golden Retrievers, Kala and Sandy to you.  

Before you enjoy these “Golden Moments” with Sandy and Kala, I will quote poet Stanley Kunitz making a significant point about the life we share with plants and animals:

“There’s something very important to me about having a kind of relationship with plants and animals, that can be transacted wholly without language. The warmth of one’s  body is a form of communication. The stroke of one’s hand is a means of communication . . . I get a sense of reciprocity that is very comforting, consoling. . .

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SALMON JOURNEY VII – FREYJA SAILS TO DESOLATION SOUND – LEW & KEN AT THE HELM

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Before joining Ken’s, Lew’s, and Freyja’s journey from Edmonds to Desolation Sound, two points need to be made. The first is well known: A boat is the nearest thing to a living being that people can make with their hands.  The second is: When you are at sea for more than three days, the boat and the sea become your world.

Ken’s life wasn’t going all that well when he became a partner in Freyja in 1985. Freyja wasn’t doing all that well either after I returned to commercial fishing in the 1980’s. And so, for a brief few years, Ken together with his friends George and Lew formed a partnership with Freyja and prepped her for Ken and Lew to sail to Desolation Sound.

I am quite certain that when Ken and Lew hoisted the sails in Admiralty Inlet, the breeze filled the sails, Freyja’s hull lifted and took flight with the birds. Perhaps it took less than three days for Freyja’s world to become their world.

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DAVE WAGAR – WRITER – “THE THREE LITTLE-PYGGS AND INSPECTOR WOLFE”

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After an updating of the Grimm’s tale, CINDERELLA,  Dave returns to the NESTER with another updated story from the past, THE THREE LITTLE. PIGS.  The story, familiar to all of us. continues today to be an often told tale. Originally an English fairy tale, the story first appeared in print in the 1840’s.  The story, however, dates much further back than the 19th century.  

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OLSON GARDENS XI – FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS – Photographers: Toni Olson & Keith Olson

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We have appreciated Keith Olson’s and Toni Olson’s photos in several NESTER posts.  Toni and Keith return in FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS  with delightful photos of butterflies, bees, and “FROGS.”  FLOWERS AND THEIR FRIENDS  celebrates the abundance of life in the garden! 

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SPIRITLIFTERS V – TRICIA & GRANDPA ROY OLSON HAVE A “DOG’S BALL” By Roy Olson

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Lorelie and I brought Tricia home in September of 1964. She was the first of 9 Golden Retriever SPIRITLIFTERS  in the Olson family  Golden Retrievers were a relatively unknown breed then but the loving qualities and the beautiful conformation that endeared her to us would soon make the breed known for being the perfect companion dog.  

Within Tricia’s first year, she became a welcomed presence in our extended family’s and  friends’ homes.  When Lorelie and I flew to Virginia for a vacation with Dave and Betty Olson’s family, Tricia also had a vacation with Grandpa and Grandma Olson in the Skagit Valley.  The post is the letter Tricia with Grandpa’s help sent to us in Virginia. 

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