Riding on a ferry often gives us the feeling of leaving where we’ve been and going somewhere different and separated from what disappears in the ferry’s wake. Cathy’s “Crossing Over” is a companion piece to Lorelie’s Whidbey Island visit post. While Lorelie is visiting another’s home, the poet is returning home. Tim
Cathy Ross – POET – “CROSSING OVER” Read More »
Do join us for a fun Halloween evening in Ponderosa with us when our street was decorated and we attended a grand party!
A PONDEROSA HALLOWEEN By Lorelie & Tim Olson Read More »
Our visit to Dave and Joyce included a variety of experiences: ferry trips, sightseeing, beach and garden walks, wonderful dinners, and sailboat viewing.
A MEMORABLE WHIDBEY VISIT -By Lorelie Olson Read More »
Monday, October 25 is Keith Olson’s birthday and we are delighted to publish several of Keith’s photographs. The poet Stanley Kunitz writes “That when you look back on a lifetime and think about what has been given to the world by your presence, your fugitive presence, inevitably you think of your art, whatever it may be, as the gift you have made to the world in acknowledgment of the gift you have been given, which is the life itself. ” Thank you, Keith, for sharing with us your marvelous photographs of the world we live in everyday.
Tim & Lorelie
KEITH OLSON – PHOTOGRAPHER – A HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOTO SAMPLER – From Lorelie & Tim Read More »
I’m a lower state kid and the seine season begins in Ballard with boat work and net work. In mid-June the Ballard seine fleet loads the net and stores for the cruise north on the inside Passage to Icy Straits in Southeastern Alaska. Hopes are high for the “big season”and a broom on the mast signalling a catch of over one hundred thousand salmon.
The following is a photographic and poetic journey through a summer fishing season in the early nineteen-sixties.
Tim Olson
SALMON SUMMERS IX – SALMON SEINING SEASON -By Tim Olson Read More »
We are delighted to publish Cathy’s poem, “The Fabric of our Lives”. The poem offers insights into how our lives develop through our relationships to others.
CATHY ROSS – POET- “THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES” Read More »
October provides nature’s final burst of seasonal colors from the translucent yellow of the Eastern Red Bud Tree to the flaming red of the Burning Bush. And the anticipation of witches and goblins at Halloween on October 31.
We invite you to view a photographic potpourri to celebrate the many facets of this season in home and garden!
AN “OCTOBER FEST” OF SIGHTS – by Lorelie Olson Read More »
HORSE SEASONS I begins a new series featuring horses and the life I shared with them for several years. I will always be grateful to Mary Gaudio for the opportunity she gave me to again be with these amazing and wonderful animals and friends. Enjoy the ride!
HORSE SEASONS I – NEW FRIENDS, THE PONIES – By Tim Olson Read More »
Sunday, October 3, is Michelle’s birthday and we are delighted to publish some of Michelle’s COASTAL ZEN DESIGNS. This NESTER post is a “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” from us to Michelle and a birthday card from Michelle for all of us. We can enjoy and appreciate Michelle’s creativity in this sampling of her beautiful designs.
A COASTAL ZEN DESIGNS SAMPLER – By Michelle Olson Read More »
After four seasons working on a fish tender brailing salmon from traps and seiners, I was ready for a change. I wanted to go fishing! Knowing which skippers caught the most fish. I rented an apartment from a “Highliner” in Ballard and asked for a “chance” every month when I paid the rent.
When Walt’s experienced sixteen year skiffman decided to skipper his own seiner, Walt hired me. I had a lot to learn.
SALMON SUMMERS VIII – “MAKING IT” – By Tim Olson Read More »
