Our new Everett home did not have much street appeal. The weeping sequoias not only framed our new house, they seemed to be devouring it! When we entered the house we felt like we were walking into a cave, and every time we went outside we could see more needles waiting to be swept from […]
OLSON GARDENS I – REDESIGNING A CITY ENTRY GARDEN – BY LORELIE OLSON Read More »
INTRODUCTION TO SALMON JOURNEY II OF KEN’S JOURNEY POSTS:
The following text is a condensation of an essay Ken wrote called, WOULD YOU RATHER BE BETTER OR LOVED. I have chosen and commented on the parts of the essay I think are central to a point Ken is making about human behavior.
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Thankfully, Mr. Woodpecker (known as Red-Headed) did not take our wooden feeder down to a splinter. They do also feast on insects, berries, fruits, and even small animals!! Very colorful, easy to detect not only visually, but audibly should they decide to dine on anything wooden!! Hard to resist the bright beauty of the
KEITH OLSON – PHOTOGRAPHER – SERIES III Read More »
More than thirty years have passed since we turned left at Coles Corners and drove through Beaver Valley and up a windy Camp 12 road taking us into Ponderosa. In Ponderosa we found a cabin on the river.
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In 2015, I edited a collection of Ken’s writings and published them in a small book, Salmon Journey, Against the Current. Recently, I revisited Salmon Journey and reread several of Ken’s poems and writings. I found them to be insightful to the current time and decided to publish several of them in the NESTER.
KEN OLSON CARVES HIS TOTEM is the first in this series of posts.
SALMON JOURNEY I – KEN OLSON CARVES A TOTEM Read More »
An extremely fortunate find perfectly woven and suspended in a creative pattern that only a spider can do. I was on my way to water plants on the deck when this amazing artistry demanded a second GLANCE!!! WOW! I think of so many webs on our property, went unnoticed and were swept away on
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I’ve been asked many times what it was in my life that inspired me to write poems. The answer is: my 4th grade teacher. Miss Blaze was a remarkably creative person who deeply believed that we should learn that our own creativity could be discovered and appreciated throughout our lifetime. She explained that poetry was
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A Pacific Northwest native, I have been writing poetry over 40 years. My poems reflect a woman’s journey through the later years, with recurring themes of loss and renewal. The poem “Canada Geese” came to me when I read that the government had closed the Canada border due to COVID and I thought – what
CATHY ROSS – POET – “CANADA GEESE” & “ALL THAT DANCE” Read More »
