Thank you IMMENSELY for your words of encouragement over the years, all of you who have read this blog and felt led to say or write something in return. All of these were unsolicited, and I so appreciate you all for your kindness!!…
Thank you for your incredible gifts of vision. I am absolutely in awe of your incredible photographs! I hope hope hope to see more! Warm wishes
Sara Hennessey
Edee ~ I feel your missives are important because they illustrate the beautiful web of small island living. How important the ordinary everyday is and occasionally the extraordinary… For those who doubt your impact tell them to look up Lake Wobegon… Your contribution deserves monetary recognition. There is an energy exchange which fortifies the community when this baton passes back and forth. You’re worth it love
Sally Mathis O’Brien
I love following your ideas through this blog, Edee… And now I love meeting new people through it, too!… (To be honest, I think the island should be giving you a grant or something for the wonderful way you share your community with the world!) I hope Orcas realizes the great work you have done for your town!
Jack Olson
Hi Edee, we have only met in passing, but my family moved to the island in 2023. Before that time, and since then, your blog has been so helpful to learn about all the special people and places here. I am similarly enjoying your radio interviews… Thank you for sharing and for being so welcoming. You are a great ambassador for Orcas Island! Take care
Jenny Jordan
It would be a real loss to the community if you were to let this blog go!! You do such a fabulous job of photo journaling so many events and seasons on Orcas and alerting us to many events going on we wouldn’t hear about otherwise!
Faith Heath
Breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you for these photos. They warm my heart.
Joanne Thayer
Thank you for coming out to Yellow Island with all of us and sharing all the background information and beautiful photos!… What an amazing area we live in!
Ross Newport
We all love your work Edee…you give us much to consider about life… Your photographic work is consistently delightful and informative. Your Life on Orcas Island is a remarkable portrayal of current life and history and will long serve as a memory resource for all who know us or would like to know us… You will long be remembered for your work in documenting the flow of time on Orcas Island… You (almost) make me want to stop taking my own photos and farm-out all the shots to you… You are an artist behind the lens…
Michael Yeaman
Damn Edee! Wow! You are something!
Martin Taylor
What gorgeous and remarkable photos you share!
David Buerge
Thank you Edee for documenting all of this for us. You are courageous and brave. What an inspiration.
Eileen
Edee, you captured these precious, fleeting moments forever and I am so very thankful!!! They are gorgeous. Thank you
Shelly & Sue
Thank you Edee, both for the commentary and for the photos… The degree of organization is amazing – including the conscious intent to learn from each year’s experience. I appreciate you!
Molly Roberts
Thank you for sharing, reading this is stirring and inspiring to the soul.
Cassie Arouxet
Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience at this year’s Tour de Lopez! We are so happy to see our event through your eyes and hope to see you next year!
Andrea Huss
Thanks Edee, you’re part of the glue that keeps the island together!
Leon Rosenblatt
Thank you so much for your beautiful photos & hard work! This is such a great gift to our artists… All the best
Zoe Osenbach
What an incredibly loving tribute. And such a gorgeous piece of writing.
Nicole Matisse
The photos gave me some joyful smiles as it helped me “be there through your eyes”… Thanks for posting & sharing the beauty all around you as well as within. Virtual hugs
Ginger Young
Edee, you are just amazing. I can’t believe all that you do or have done. Orcas is so lucky to have you… Sending ongoing prayers to you.
Eileen
Oh, Edee, you are amazing. Thank you for sharing your journey & process with us. Gorgeous photos of your adventures, too. When I need a reminder of how gratitude fills the heart and sets the soul aloft, you bring it in. Orcas, our community, needs you… Big Love
Gretchen Krampf
Damn, Edee! You are one fine writer. You had me laughing, cringing and admiring you for your patience with your sweet pup… Thanks so much for allowing views into your amazing life.
Carol Owens
Your message is so important every day, but even more so as we move into the holidays! Thank you for writing this; it is inspirational, and something I could hear on a daily basis!
Elisabeth L.
What a wonderful photograph work, I feel the passion in every picture, we are blessed with such a beautiful community
Tony Moreno
Thank you for your profound writings
Tim Bradbury, DC
Wonderful capture of some amazing Orcas Islanders!!! Once again Edee, you’ve outdone yourself! These are so lovely to look at.
Lance Evans
Edee, Thanks for your enthusiastic support. Your generous focus on local characters and stories from near and far makes you a true island treasure!
Robert Dash
These are so good! You already know I‘m a fan… I think you should show them to the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce… As a frequent “other Island” traveller, I feel you really captured the mood of San Juan.
Pam Evans
For someone whose heart has recently found these islands, your pictures (and this blog) are such a delight. I am savoring every bit. Many thanks from Iowa.
Larissa
I am absolutely stunned by the beauty you have captured…and with a phone!
Life is a funny thing, Edee…sometimes the smallest things can make such large, life changing impacts and we would go on not knowing we were happily responsible for these changes if no words were spoken about it. I truly wanted you to know that you have, indeed, made a significant impact on my life choices. Thank you for that. Loving life on Orcas at long last!
I am so profoundly proud of you for following your dream of publication. While we haven’t met…I do feel I know you as I’ve followed this blog for quite some time…your joys, accomplishments, family, outings and life here on the Island. And I’ve enjoyed each unique story.
It is yourself who spurred me on to follow my long-held dream of living on Orcas; now celebrating our one year here after 30 years of visiting. Dreams do come true…and I can’t wait to have a copy of your special publication to curl up with along with a good cup of tea. Cheers to you!
Simply….’thank you’
Pamela Adler
This is fantastic Edee. You bring the light to Orcas Island, and everyone shines!… Thank you for being you as you bring so much love and light to this world! May that loving spirit of yours continue to soar… ever since the moment I met you Edee, that is what you exude LOVE. This world is lucky to have you and thank you for this beautiful piece, your words bring me tears…of joy!
Michelle Harvey
Positive focus you have about folks who appreciate our Orcas Island focus: Intelligent about nature, community folks still here, and increasing a lifestyle which tends keeping our connections & our planet surviving a bit longer.
Ellen Edwardsen
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful …. people, places, and food…Simply Beautiful… What a rich sampling of life on Orcas. Thanks for letting those beautiful Orcas gardens speak to someone as far away as Florida.
Steve Templin
I love your pictures. You have an amazing eye!
Monica Laurent
We read/discussed your this blog entry in class today. Students understood and many felt the same… Thank you for sharing your thoughts so we can think more about ours.
Andy Rivera
This photo is so beautiful, Edee! I’ve been enjoying your Italian adventures too. I can’t wait to see where you go next. Your photos of the Amalfi coast are stunning.
Dionne Brooks
Really love all your posts. Keep going…
Milly Vetterlein
Wow. Just wow.
Debbie
Love this blog!!!
Kiki
Edee! theOrcasonian would like to include a link to your blog. You are doing such a wonderful job in reaching into our shared world and plucking out the juicy community stuff.
Lin McNulty
Stunning and moving photos…I so enjoy your blogs and stunning storytelling photos about Orcas.
Carol Wright
Beautiful photos, Edee. Thank you for reminding us about “our town.”
Jenny DeGroot
You are a treasure, Edee! You are a wonder!
THAT! was a story and a half, let me tell you! You are awesome!
YOU! are incredibly capable in the art of living well with the ‘things’ that surround us! I love all this
Oh, my, such beauty that surrounds us and is shared by both of us and now with others is breath-taking! Good job of representing in pictures and words!
Catherine Smith
Hi Edee, Blog stalker from Bellingham and fellow lover of Orcas Island… Love your posts especially the wonderful photography.
Kurt Dolphay
Stunning pictures! Ethereal for sure… Thank you, Edee! Your posts always brighten my day.
Eileen Templin
You do a fantastic job of keeping it and us all together. Thanks
Dick Thompson
Sitting here crying as I read this. Thanks so much for sharing.
Alicia Gill Rossiter
Breathtaking photos!
Suzanne Fuller
Ohhhhhh my, my heart! You’ve captured so much of the soul for why we live here.
Colleen Stewart
Edee what a stunning photo. I really appreciate this blog. I’m not alone in the sentiment. You’re always there with me. I love you my sister friend
Daphne Tyree
Wow, Edee, what an incredible job at photo-documenting some of the beauty and awesomeness of many of the wonderful things we have to do on Orcas Island! I LOVE your blog! I love your stories… I can so relate to everything you write! Thank you so much for sharing.
Lauren David
I love these pictures, the story you shared, and just knowing you. I see so much in you that I admire and which inspires me. Keep being you <3 Our community is lucky to have you and your family.
Becca
Wow, Even w/out the wind, I am “blown away” by the winter beauty you’re caught of Eastsound! Any chance you’d make the images into cards? You particularly have an artistic “eye”! Thank you for sharing!
Bronwen J.
Very impressive lighting. A stunning look at where we all live. You have an amazing eye for composition. Awesome!
Michael Hayworth
Absolutely gorgeous photos. Thank you for showing the beauty of Eastsound
Terri Crowell
Gorgeous photos. And damned near miraculous considering they were captured by a phone camera.
Steven Jung
These photos are absolutely stunning!
Cele Westlake
These pictures are wonderful. Loved seeing all your other photos. You capture island life beautifully. Thank you.
Vivien Conlan
Magical indeed. Your artistic eye at work capturing these magnificent images.
Myra Wexler
Thank you for sharing your beautiful winter wonderland… Your photos are so dazzling. David loves his iPhone for photos, but it took our son’s encouragement to wean him off his 35 mm! Orcas Island is so beautiful and more quaint than we recall… Thanks again. Keep the photos coming.
Natalie Martin
Wow! These are stunning… So soft, illuminated and natural. Thank you!!!… Beautiful!!! You have captured the innocently sweet and beautiful moments so well!
Wendy Shinstine
After working at WaFed and living on Orcas for 40 plus years it is refreshing to see your take on island life. I look forward to following your journey. We now live in AZ and are retired RVers and adventure seekers. My Orcas story includes being a juror on the Neslund trial in the 80’s as well as a child molestation case. Lived aboard a boat for a few years and built 4 homes. I do miss island life at times, but I can get in my car and go anywhere I want without ferry delays. Life is truly an adventure and again. I just love these photos.
Lisa Boyd
Thank you for the gift of your words.
Kandis Susol
I am thrilled to discover your blog!
Ayn Gailey
What a lovely capture of a succession of moments without being intrusive.
Antoinette Botsford
What a gift for all of us to share in hearing your stories. Mahalo!
Linda Cappeto
Edee. Thank you for being your honest self.
Paul Culp
Hi Edee, I thought your pictures were so amazing! I actually bookmarked this blog post so I could come back and show my family all the anatomy… It was such an amazing peek into the workshop!
Meredith Griffith
Edee, I love to read what you write and to look at your pictures!
Amy
Thank you for writing, your blog is colorful and engaging!
Cathy
Hello Edee,
I’m so glad to have discovered your blog! My husband and I are about to arrive back on Orcas at the end of this week, after five years of visiting we’ll finally be there full time.
We’re coming from Cape Cod, where I have had a blog for a long time too called Dune Shack Dharma. I’m really looking forward to reading the rest of your posts, and maybe we’ll get to meet some time. In the meantime, ENJOY!
Debra Babcock
You are such a great writer Edee. I enjoy your blog so much 🙂 Can’t wait to read one of your books someday.
Amanda Szecsei
Just want you to know how much I enjoy your blog. It brings back happy memories of our stay on the island and our visit with you and your dear family. Keep up the good work. You’re the best!
Faye Walker
I sigh peacefully and gratefully in a pool of coherence and shared joy!
Ethna Flanagan
Great blog on the early morning rowing at Cascade lake … it may be the ONLY way I ever get to see it!!
Mike Kulper
Man, what a story. Thanks for telling it.
Kiki Roumel
Beautiful photos. (As always!) Love reading all your posts and enjoying your pictures
Gwen Ballinger
You are SO reminiscent of many of the great writers of old! You are a FANTASTIC writer, who can pick up her own emotions and deepest feelings, and gently hand them to the readers to feel and taste.
Michael Lewis
I love you Edee. You are such a beautiful human being.
Carrie Miller
courageous. honest… looking forward to more
Alex Wolf
Edee, That is an awesome story! Send it to the newspaper or somewhere. I was scared just reading it.
Charlie Olson
What a delightful learning story! Your blog is a Gem and I would like to share it with others. I admire your gifts of both writing and photography. I appreciate your sharing, hopefully more people will have the pleasure of following your blog.
BJ Arnold
This reminds me of my life growing up. I am smiling while I read this. We used to have to always drive up to Bellingham to go to Costco because the one in Burlington is actually fairly new. “Shop till you drop” and we would always be so exhausted I still dislike shopping to this day! Except Trader Joe’s. I love your blog Edee!
Jenny Foote
Amazing photos… I would love to talk to you about your work. Great eye for subject and what to frame.
Fred Enge
Hi Edee! I shared this post with the Oddfellows and they love your photos and wish to send their compliments to you.
Hannah Parker
I love your blog!!!!
Michele Gregg
