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Welcome to a post to brighten your day during the darkest time of the year. You can enjoy the displays, lights, and special events that make the holidays bright! Lee and I will share with you several of our favorites. We encourage you to cherish your own home traditions and nearby displays.
“SIGNS OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON: SPREADING HOLIDAY JOY” Read More »
Welcome to a new poem from Cathy Ross! The poem is a perfect fit for the late fall. Right now strong winds and rain are splattering the skylight above my desk. The past few evenings, Lorelie and I have reminisced about memorable storms we have experienced over the years.
After a first reading, this poem invites you to read it aloud. We were recently at Cathy’s and David’s for lunch and conversation and she read the poem to us. We are pleased to share this poem with you!
“HEARTH” A POEM BY CATHY ROSS Read More »
Welcome to a post featuring the transition from late autumn to early winter! You can see the changes from October’s bright colors and frequent sunny days to November’s colder, often rainy weather. Colorful trees drop their leaves, more animals than people seem to be outdoors, harvests are complete, and cold-weather crops and plants are on display. You are invited to join photographers Lee and Toni as they share scenes of seasonal transitions.
Stan and I, on a memorable sail under fair skies and favorable winds, imagined making a journey together up the inside passage to SE Alaska. Didn’t happen! Stan, this post is for you and invites all of you to enjoy my memories of multiple passages over 47 years on the inland passage from Puget Sound to Icy Straits.
TIM’S INSIDE PASSAGES TO SE ALASKA – FROM PUGET SOUND TO ICY STRAITS Read More »
We invite you to travel along with Paul, Toni, and their retrievers Spirit and Sika from home in Plain to the high desert area of Grant county. The basalt cliffs and dry landscapes offer dramatic contrasts in a unique setting.
A ROAD TRIP TO SOAP LAKE WA: STUNNING VIEWS OF NATURE’S WONDERS AND THE HUMAN RESPONSES Read More »
You are welcomed to to another poem from Nan Harty’s pen. The ODE TO MARY OLIVER is a perfect companion to other FOR THE EARTH posts. Nan’s poem is a wonderful reminder of the ways we are both connected to nature and the variety of ways we experience and participate in nature. This poem invites us to reflect on the times when we have sensed nature in our lives.
“ODE TO MARY OLIVER” POEM BY NAN HARTY Read More »
You are most welcome to the seventh FOR THE EARTH posts. This post focuses on water and features northwest “RIVERS”. Whether we turn on the tap for a glass of water or trek along a riverside, water is always present in our lives. Rivers, the flowing link between the mountains and oceans has inspired artists of all kinds. RIVER SONGS invites you to consider through photographs, haiku and quotations a variety of ways we all respond to rivers.
FOR THE EARTH – “RIVER SONGS” INSPIRE POETS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE FALL SEASON Read More »
Welcome to fall when the summer’s colors fade into the background and fall’s colors dominate the land scape. Lee and Roger embrace the season and enjoy the changing colors during this lovely season. Lee’s camera highlights compelling images of beauty and bounty.
THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF AUTUMN: SUNFLOWERS, PUMPKINS, MAPLES AND MORE . . . Read More »
You are welcomed to Cathy’s “world”. She has published several poems in the NESTER and this post introduces you to her as a songwriter. She is a singer-songwriter in thePacific Northwest and has been writing and singing music for 30 years! She is a long-time member of Seattle Song Circle and has made several albums, including TRUST THE RIVER.
Cathy tells me: “Rivers have always felt alive to me. I have gone to rivers for solace and renewal, to talk to them and listen to them. Some years ago a student of mine asked me for advice – I answered him with my best thoughts – and later they became this song.”
“TRUST THE RIVER” – A POEM/SONG BY CATHY ROSS Read More »
Welcome to the NESTER! You are invited to share in Lorelie & Tim Olson’s special memories of September visits to Cathy’s Cottage. Tim & Lorelie together with David and Cathy enjoyed many sunny, warm days in the Kitsap Peninsula area. They visited towns, gardens, restaurants and shops, but always returned to the cottage’s serene setting at the end of the day.
AT CATHY’S COTTAGE: MEMORIES OF SEPTEMBER VISITS TO PORT GAMBLE BAY AND KITSAP PENINSULA Read More »
