GREETINGS! Spring beckons you to enjoy a stroll with Lee and Roger on this sunny afternoon day in Edmonds, Washington. You can feel the increasing breeze as you approach the beach with Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains above the distant shore.
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Welcome fellow citizen of the earth! In this post I would like you to consider that in addition to humans, other inhabitants of the earth are also citizens. For instance, TREES. Immerse yourself for a while in Dave Wagar’s painting, Mary Oliver’s poem, and Joyce Wagar’s photographs. Contemplate that trees also live in a community where other plants and animals live in harmony with each other. – Tim
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Welcome fellow citizen of the earth! Discover a way of valuing the earth that can change the habitual way that considers land only in economic terms. Aldo Leopold died in 1948. Many consider him to be the father of wildlife ecology and modern conservation. His book, SAND COUNTY ALMANAC, remains as fresh as yesterday! Aldo’s selected quotations together with Toni’s photographs support an ethical and sustainable way to value the land and the sea.
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When Alaska fisherfolk have finished a time at sea and the salmon are chilling in the hold, they head for town. They unload, make repairs, renew supplies, tell stories, and spend time with friends and family.
In two previous posts, Hans Weinberg’s marvelous photography revealed the life of the salmon trollers at sea. LIFE ON THE BOARDWALK chronicles and displays the time spent in town!
This post invites you to take a stroll on the boardwalks of Pelican and meet the fisherfolk! A few of them were born there, others arrived from diverse backgrounds, and for a variety reasons. Some didn’t even last a season while others stayed for a lifetime.
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Photographers: Toni Olson, Maureen Mitchell Haiku Poets: Lorelie Olson, Basho, Issa, Annettte Makino, Susan C. Willett, Shannon Deanna Schofield, Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel, Maureen Mitchell NESTER artists welcome you to view snow scenes after a series of winter storms. Haiku poetry from current and past poets accompanies the scenes. Nature’s lace, snowflakes drift down To
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If you enjoy a delicious filet of salmon and wonder how a troll-caught salmon left the sea to land on your plate, this post is for you! Hans Weinberg, a career salmon troller and talented photographer, will take you aboard several trolling boats from early morning through late evening.
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Have you ever wondered how the six ounce salmon chinook filet in a restaurant or the full length coho filet on the barbecue, or half a coho filet baked in your kitchen’s oven got there? If so, this NESTER post plus two more coming is for you! Hans Weinberg’s photography will enchant and mesmerize you! This is your opportunity to meet Southeastern Alaska’s salmon “fisherfolk”!
SE ALASKA’S “FISHERFOLK” SALMON TROLLERS – A GALLERY OF PORTRAITS & BOATS Read More »
Keith Olson’s birthday photo show celebrates four years of publishing her photography in the NESTER. While this post features close ups in nature, Keith’s subjects include people, travel, landscapes, gardens and more. You will be delighted with the photos!
ENJOY THE SHOW!
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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.
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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.
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