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You are invited to view the Olson family gardens with their brilliant fall blooms! The term “fall color” is most often referring to the red, orange, and yellow leaves of the overstory of trees, but we can also appreciate the smaller color displays of flowers in our gardens, planters, and bouquets.
FALL FLOWERS IN FAMILY GARDENS ADD COLOR & INTEREST WITH THEIR BLOOMS & FOLIAGE Read More »
In Carole’s previous “Alaska Letter 9” she wrote to her sister Mary, “I’m thinking about getting my own boat, and fishing it next summer.”
With the passing of time Carole finds herself pondering whether that is such a good idea. Doesn’t each of us at one time or another ask the question that the poet Mary Oliver wrote in a poem, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do/ with your one wild and precious life?”
LETTERS FROM ALASKA 10 – CAROLE’S QUESTION: “HOW DO I LIVE MY LIFE?” Read More »
Karl and Michelle invite you to join them on their journey before, during and after the WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL in Port Townsend. Months of planning and boat work were rewarded as they experienced Kingston Harbor, orcas surrounding Freyja, fog and other sights. The festival, of course, was the highlight with dock activities, making new boating friends, so many boats and telling Freyja’s story to interested visitors to the festival !!!
FREYJA AT PORT TOWNSEND WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL Read More »
Jean Guth & Joyce Wagar invite you to join them at the SEPTEMBER FULL MOON FESTIVAL in the Seattle Japanese Garden. Stroll with them on the paths and enjoy the views in twilight and moonlight.
Tim & Lorelie Olson have added several haiku to these lovely photographs. Perhaps they will inspire food for thought while you walk with Jean and Joyce.
FULL MOON FESTIVAL – Photographers: Jean Guth & Joyce Wagar Read More »
You are invited to join Toni and Lorelie for a final summer review! Summer extended beyond Labor Day this year, and our family and friends enjoyed a wide variety of experiences in several locations.
FUN IN THE SUN II – LATE SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS Read More »
A sail-away ready FREYJA moored to her Everett slip waits for Karl & Michelle to come aboard, throw off the dock lines, raise the sails and begin an anniversary week end celebration.
You, too, are welcomed aboard on the sail to Langley, Whidbey Island! The sun is shining and the sea is calm!
FREYJA SAGA VI – AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SAIL TO LANGLEY Read More »
Keith has snapped these fabulous photos during her’s and Jerry’s travels through several years to different locations of America. AVIANS ACROSS AMERICA II groups the birds by habitat and activity rather than geography.
Birds perching and nesting; relating to each other on the ground and in the woods. You will enjoy the variety of birds that come alive in Keith’s photographs.
AVIANS ACROSS AMERICA II – Keith’s Camera Highlights Birds In Several Locations Read More »
Michelle, Karl, Lorelie and Tim Olson invite you to visit our Everett gardens for a close view of the varied and subtle textures in our shrubs, herbs and groundcovers. These plants add seasonal interest and are adaptible to different areas of the garden; many can be used in planters as well.
GARDEN TEXTURES: LOOK & TOUCH – SHRUBS, GROUND COVERS & HERBS Read More »
The NESTER has previously featured Maureen’s wonderful photographs of Maui and the Cascades. In this post you will be delighted to reflect over Maureen’s 4 summer Haiku. About her interest in writing Haiku, Maureen tells us, “I’ve always been attracted to this form and enjoy the mental challenge of working with the five, seven, five syllable structure.” She adds “I love nature and Haiku are traditionally meant to evoke the natural world so that’s another reason I’m drawn to this form of poetry.”
4 SUMMER HAIKU – Poems From Maureen Mitchell Read More »
Keith Olson’s photos, often featured in the NESTER, are centered in the Olson’s backyard WILDERNESS RESERVE. In this post Keith takes her camera on the road! She snaps these fabulous photos during hers and Jerry’s travels through several years to different places in America.
