POTPOURRI
Issue 14, Winter 2021
images by Ed Gullekson, John Gussman, Karen Hackenberg, Tom Noland, Michael F. Adams, and John F. Williams
POTPOURRI
Issue 14, Winter 2021
Thomas Noland, Guest Managing Editor
This issue of Salish Magazine is a little different. Instead of having a specific focus, we present a potpourri of articles on a variety of topics.
The word potpourri in modern vernacular has many meanings. Usually it describes a pleasant smelling collection of dried botanicals and oils. On “Jeopardy!” it is a group of questions that are left over from previous rounds that people have not chosen, so these questions are collected together under the category potpourri. In the middle ages the word came from the French. During the Napoleonic wars they occupied the Spanish city of Burgos where they encountered a stew known as “olla podrida.” The literal French translation of potpourri is “rotten pot.” Today Meriam Webster defines a potpourri as a miscellaneous collection. Strange how words change their meaning as time goes by.
Have fun with this issue and happy holiday season. Let us know what you think.
photo by Thomas Noland
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Nearshore Regulars
by Hackenberg & Adams
Winter 2021
This is a collection of artwork by Karen Hackenberg and photos by Michael F. Adams that depict things, imagined or real, that are often associated with our shorelines.
Haiku-14
by Drea Dangerton
Winter 2021
This collection of haiku and photos memorializes moments of nature observation during 2021, from bunny prints in the snow to the Olympic expression of tectonic subduction.
Poetry 14
by Diane Moser, Al Gunby
Winter 2021
This wonderful collection of poems by Diane Moser and Al Gunby is illustrated by artist Susan Morgridge and photographers Tom Noland and John F. Williams.
Berries
by Sara Noland
Winter 2021
The Salish Sea region has a host of berry-producing plants. What is a berry anyway? They are beautiful and some of them are delicious, but their ecology is far from simple
Let’s Try It
by John F. Williams
Winter 2021
We’re trying new things in Salish Magazine. If the animated cartoon and word puzzle go over well with you, our audience, we’ll add more of this sort of thing in the future.
Visits Underwater
by Ed Gullekson
Winter 2021
Two short videos take viewers into the Salish Sea to visit some of our iconic marine creatures. One shows broad biological diversity. The other focuses on a single creature.
Pink Salmon
by John Gussman
Winter 2021
Follow the journey of pink salmon returning to the Dungeness to spawn and hear a native American story of how these salmon developed their hooked nose.
Driftwood Beach Houses
by John F. Williams
Winter 2021
Ephemeral beach houses come in many different shapes and sizes. This photo essay takes you for a tour of some of these structures that people can’t seen to help but build.
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Guest Managing Editor: Thomas Noland
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