Introduction to LURKING
According to Dave, much of his writing “is based in memories, often randomly strung together as they come to me.” In addition to memories, Dave’s writing is based on close observation of nature and insights coming from reflections on life’s experiences.
DAVE WAGAR – WRITER/POET – “LURKING” – A POEM Read More »
Cathy’s poetry is a continuing presence in the NESTER blog. We are pleased to offer another of her poems that explores her life and its relationship to nature.
CATHY ROSS – POET – “MY LIFE IN FIVE TREES” Read More »
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.
Tim’s comment: Cathy’s poem THE PARTY features another theme in her poetry. Cathy takes what could have been an irritating event when discovering a mess guests had left behind them and turns the mess into a delightful description of mice having a good time. Do we really know that mice don’t have fun while making a mess for us?
CATHY ROSS – POET – “THE PARTY” Read More »
I’m concluding this series of Salmon Summers posts with memories of characters and experiences from that time in my life when I worked for Nakat out of Waterfall Cannery. A few years before the canneries became ghosts along the beach, or became resorts like Waterfall, I left the fish tenders and hired on as a deckhand on a salmon seiner. Those stories are part of a future series on the NESTER.
SALMON SUMMERS VII – “FRANK,” “BILL” & OTHER WATERFALL MEMORIES – BY TIM OLSON Read More »
You wil enjoy Dave Olson’s second story about his time working out of Waterfall on a cannery tender. Now a first year skipper of the tender GOLDEN WEST, what is he to do when his mate brings a puppy aboard? The story is also available in BONDED BY WATER, a memoir Dave published in 2014.
SALMON SUMMERS VI – “GOLDIE” GETS A MASCOT – BY DAVE OLSON Read More »
You will enjoy my brother Dave’s two stories about his time working out of Waterfall on a cannery tender. The stories are also available in BONDED BY WATER, a memoir Dave published in 2014. Dave was the first of the four Olson boys to work for NAKAT from 1948 until my last season with NAKAT in 1968. Dave’s first story is about a a grounding in a storm and the second story (Coming Post) is a fun story about dog mascot on a tender.
SALMON SUMMERS V – “CAPTAIN COOL” by DAVE OLSON Read More »
After my two seasons with Severin on the Rap III, I joined the Alaska Fishermen’s Union in Seattle and during the last three years of traps, I worked on a cannery tender for Nakat Packing Corporation. I came north in the summer and picked up my wages in Seattle in the fall. I was young, eager and working on boats became a lifelong practice that I yearned to return to every spring.
SALMON SUMMERS IV – SALMON TRAPS – END OF AN ERA Read More »
The lines “Waves the only sound I hear; white foam melts into the sand” are the descriptive lines beginning Cathy’s poem, “Beach Meditation.” The poem moves from the description into an inner meditation about transitions that all of us make during our lives. We are asked to join in this meditation with the poet.
CATHY ROSS – POET – “BEACH MEDITATION” Read More »
In 1957 I turned I turned 18, joined the Alaska Fishermen’s Union, and hired on as a deckhand on a power scow fish tender owned by NAKAT PACKING COMPANY. Join me on the Rolfy and in Waterfall Cannery for the final seasons of salmon traps in Southeastern Alaska.
SALMON SUMMERS III – WATERFALL CANNERY Read More »
Lorelie relishes her life as an “Old Gardener.” Daily she checks on the health of her plants, tending them with her years of experience in creating beautiful gardens. Lorelie lives the personal characteristics illustrated in Cathy’s poem.
Cathy Ross – POET – “OLD GARDENER” Read More »
