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“TULIP TRIPS III: RETURN TO ROOZENGAARDE” – Lee Lageschulte, Photographer

You are invited to join Lee and Roger on the third part of their annual spring tulip trip to the Skagit County destination called ROOZENGAARDE.  This family-owned farm was founded in 1947 by Dutch immigrant William Roozen, on five acres, but today both family and acreage have greatly increased! Lee’s photos feature a feast of new designs and displays!

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BIRDS IN OUR BACKYARD – PHOTOGRAPHER, KEITH OLSON

Birds have fascinated and inspired humans for centuries. Keith’s & Jerry’s backyard garden has welcomed birds since its beginnings. Feeding stations, birdhouses and birdbaths are included in a natural garden environment. You are invited to experience a variety of birds through the marvelous photos Keith shares with you. Included are poems and quotations that will increase your appreciation while enjoying this post.

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LETTERS FROM ALASKA 8 – “WHAT I’VE BEEN UP TO” By Carole Gibb

In a previous post, many visitors to the NESTER enjoyed Carole Gibb’s seventh letter to her sister Mary. In these excerpts from her memoir FISHING FOR COURAGE, Carole writes letters to Mary describing her challenging experiences fishing and living in Southeastern Alaska’s outback.  In her eighth letter, Carole writes a rousing narrative about an evening in a bar in Pelican, the nearest town to her cabin.

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Beauty of a butterfly landing on a flower

BUTTERFLIES ARE EVERYWHERE – Photographer, Keith Olson

You are invited to join Keith not only in her garden but also on her visits to other destinations to take photographs of butterflies. 

In the spring, Keith’s and Jerry’s garden welcomes bees, butterflies and everyone who passes by their home. Perhaps, they pause to enjoy the butterflies fluttering among the flowers. Perhaps, they enter the garden and visit Jerry & Keith, whose camera is always ready to focus on the variety of butterflies adding color and mystery to the garden. 

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KENNY’S CURE FOR SEASICKNESS – By Jerry Olson

Ken’s birthday is March 11 and every year the NESTER includes a post reminding us all of the significance of Ken’s life to our lives.  Last year, Jerry & Keith contributed a post that chronicled a family cruise on the Christian in 1994. In prior years, Nancy shared a post highlighting her years with Ken on the CHRISTIAN.  Last year, The NESTER published Ken’s poem CALL ME ADVENA KEN.

In Jerry’s humorous post this year we don’t meet the Ken writing poetry, theology and skippering the CHRISTIAN in Southeastern Alaska waters.  We find Ken in his early twenties fishing for salmon off Cape Addington on his 33 foot troller, Lady Fay, with a seasick teenager for crew.  You will enjoy every sentence! You will find yourself telling others  . . . “Don’t miss this post!”

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