In 1957 I turned I turned 18, joined the Alaska Fishermen’s Union, and hired on as a deckhand on a power scow fish tender owned by NAKAT PACKING COMPANY. Join me on the Rolfy and in Waterfall Cannery for the final seasons of salmon traps in Southeastern Alaska.
SALMON SUMMERS III – WATERFALL CANNERY Read More »
Lorelie relishes her life as an “Old Gardener.” Daily she checks on the health of her plants, tending them with her years of experience in creating beautiful gardens. Lorelie lives the personal characteristics illustrated in Cathy’s poem.
Cathy Ross – POET – “OLD GARDENER” Read More »
In Beaver Valley a brief spring becomes a long summer in late May. It is in this crease between spring and summer when the valley bursts in splendid color from the fresh green tips of the conifers’s branches and leaves of the deciduous trees to the variety of colors of the flowering shrubs and wildflowers. In Shady Grove Garden we add eye catching color to the native plants with cultivars including perennials, shrubs, annuals and flowering trees.
Do join us in enjoying the lovely colors in SHADY GROVE GARDEN this Memorial Day weekend.
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OLSON GARDENS VII – SHADY GROVE GARDEN IS COLORFUL FOR MEMORIAL DAY Read More »
David Zeigler, the photographer, is familiar to NESTER readers who enjoy his photos in the Artists category. Less familiar is David the writer. He has written mysteries, short stories, and essays. In this post David writes a short piece about which he asked me, “Where do ideas like this come from?” and said “The creative process is really mysterious.” David’s ever roving mind considers the question,”What’s in a person’s name?” in this selection, BEING CALLED PETER by Peter Brent, a pseudonym.
David Zeigler – writer – BEING CALLED PETER Read More »
Mid-May to Mid-September is SUMMERTIME in Beaver Valley. In the spring wildflowers – especially lupine, balsam root and nootka roses invite us outside to enjoy the blue, yellow and rosy pink colors of the flowers and warmth of the sun.
Right from our front door trail trails invite us to hike up the ridge, along the river and into the forests that surround us.
Soon, friends arrive to enjoy the bounties of this place with us.
SHADY GROVE IV – GUESTS & SUMMER FUN -BY Lorelie & Tim Olson Read More »
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.
During painting I transform familiar objects, representing them just enough for the viewer to make their own meaning from my abstraction while allowing the viewer to take time to appreciate and to personally assess.
SUSAN REYNOLDS – PAINTER – SERIES V Read More »
Cathy’s poem, “The Way Back” leads me to a question: Who is going to knock at the door? Hasn’t each of us waited at one time or another for someone missing from our lives to return? Perhaps a mother, a son, a lover, a friend will suddenly appear. What will happen then?
CATHY ROSS – POET – “THE WAY BACK” Read More »
ALASKA SUMMERS returns to its beginnings in the NESTER with a revisiting of “SID & SEVERIN.” In heavy ocean weather a cranky skipper, Sid, and a steady Severin tangle with each other in attempting to brail salmon into the Rolfy.
SALMON SUMMERS II – “SID AND SEVERIN” Read More »
David’s lens this week surprises us by focusing on unexpected subjects for us to enjoy and, perhaps, to wonder what it is that attracts David’s attention.
DAVID ZEIGLER – PHOTOGRAPHER – STUDIES IN PERSPECTIVE Read More »
Join Lorelie and Chiwawa Garden Club members for Two More Annual Garden Club Tours featuring member’s lovely gardens in Leavenworth. and Ponderosa.
TWO MORE CHIWAWA GARDEN CLUB TOURS Read More »
