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OLSON GARDENS VI – SHADY GROVE WILDFLOWERS – LORELIE & TIM OLSON

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In early April the parade of colorful wildflowers begins in our mountain garden. The colors begin with the sprinkling of Glacier Lilies and Trillium; then their yellow and white spread to the sweeps of Spring Beauty, Arnica, and Oxeye Daisies. The landscape continues with the bloom of Lady Slippers, Balsamroot, pink Nootka Roses and concludes with purple Vetch, orange Tiger Lilies, Lyal’s white Star Tulips, in pink shades of Columbine. Enjoy!

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COZY CATS PART III – SOULFUL CATS

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Several cats, both ours and our friends, have graced our lives. This post is a special tribute to them.

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THE NORTH CAROLINA BILTMORE ESTATE GARDENS

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We are on our way to explore western North Carolina, home of Asheville and the famous Biltmore Estate, with its formal and woodland gardens.

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A SPRING EXHIBIT OF FABRIC ARTS BY GINA WILKINS

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The artistry of Gina Wilkins is again on display in her spring-themed fabric art.

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DANDELIONS – A POEM FOR SPRING BY Cathy Ross

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Spring is a time to celebrate flowers, but which flowers? Cathy Ross, in a poem about dandelions, asks us to think about that.

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APRIL COLOR IN NORTH CAROLINA GARDENS

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During our visits to the Carolinas we traveled to many unique gardens. We invite you to join us in our tours of these historic Southern landscapes.

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PATRICIA ANN HAMMILL – POET – “LITTLE BIRDS”

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We welcome Patricia’s poem that expresses the joy we feel when we look out our windows in the morning and find that the birds have returned!

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“WHAT THE TULIPS SAID” A CATHY ROSS POEM FOR EARLY SPRING

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Cathy Ross returns with the title poem from her recent book of poems, “WHAT THE TULIPS SAID”. We welcome again how her close observance of nature has meaning for how we live our lives.

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THE OREGON GARDEN INSPIRES VISITORS

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On our way to the Oregon Coast we stayed at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton for more garden inspiration. We anticipated wonderful late spring walking and viewing in the the 80 acre botanical gardens, highly recommended by my garden club friends!!

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SALMON JOURNEY VI – SEA POEMS AND PAINTINGS – KEN AND JAKE

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Jake’s paintings and Ken’s poems are a delight for me to present to you on the Nester blog. Even while living lives quite distant from each other, these cousins’ lives intersected several times geographically, intellectually and spiritually. Jake early on joined Ken on the troller Lady Fay on a trip to Alaska and in later years, Jake spent time with Ken and Nancy on the Christian.

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