I Lost a Friend I Never Met

I never met Jerry Olmstead, yet he powerfully impacted my life. Let me explain. I enjoy walking and photographing and visiting gardens. One of my favorite gardens has become the landscaping at Everett Community College. I know. Seems like a strange garden to fall in love with, doesn’t it? Its an academic setting after all. …

The Blush Is On The Tulips So Why Are You Leaving the Fields

Sunday looked to be the perfect day to visit the tulip fields in the Skagit Valley of Washington State. The sun shone brightly and I could only imagine the endless lines of frustrated drivers clogging the northbound lanes of I-5 north of Seattle. For those who don’t live in Puget Sound, you wouldn’t know that …