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Author: Fred D

  • Sunset Seniors

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    Us two ole duffers are blessed to be exploring yet another spectacular corner of God’s creation. As another spectacular ocean sunset faded over Kona Hawaii, our souls rested content knowing when our final sunset here sets, we’ll rise to an unfathomably beautiful Sonrise with Him. We R Blessed … May U B 2 Keep Looking…

  • Willioamsburg, VA

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    Hi folks, Us ole duffers had fun last week visting where our nation had its beginnings during Revolutionary War times. The last picture is where I’d probably would have spent considerable time had lived then 😊 The tour guide at the Courthouse left us to ponder a poignant six word question . . . “Is…

  • Family Grubbing – Part 2

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    Mama and her kids showed back up this morning. They almost look cute enough to consider adopting, but not after seeing where they’ve been sticking their noses 😊 Watching all these little guys a wierd thought suddenly flashed through my ADHD noggin’, not an uncommon event for this ole dude . . . Mark 5:12-13…

  • Family Grubbing

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    Moma and her seven piglets showed up to last night and went ‘hog wild’ ‘rooting around’ for grub to ‘pig out’ on … lotsa’ ‘swineing’ going on 😊… that was really bad ☹ Smile … fire up the grill … and pass the Bar-B-Q sauce 😊 Keep Looking Up ^ . . . His Best…

  • Paths

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    Shinrin-yoku, ‘forest bathing’, is a Japanese term proclaiming the peace of body, mind and soul found in Nature. Today mine was found wandering mile-high paths along the TN/NC border in the Great Smoky Mountains. Immersed in mountain vistas wonder, my journey was shared with a lone Cervus canadensis. “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your…

  • Free Lawn Care

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    We’re truly grateful for the quiet sanctuary from the cacophony of the everyday hustle and bustle our Smoky Mountain digs provides. Up here on the mountain most of the friendly neighbors we share the forest with don’t have lawns.  Those who do are eligible for free lawn care services by roaming groups of feral neighbors…

  • Wild Serenity

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    Tucked away in the Smokies, each day we delight in unexpected visits from neighbors who have roamed these forests for eons. Gracefully wandering the woodlands, the gentle Odocoileus virginianus are among our favorites. Today a family’s silent, streamside  procession in the fallen snow was yet another blessing to enjoy. We R Blessed . . .…

  • Snow-Ma-Geddon

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    “He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.” Psalm 147:16 This weekend’s winter snowstorm with single digit temperatures was a local meteorological anomaly. While the Smoky Mountains higher peaks above 5,000 ft average 70” of snow each winter, Knoxville, TN at 900 ft. 30 miles east of us averages 4”-8” each…

  • The Scene – The Sign – The Sermon

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    The sign silently proclaimed a sermon of the awesome  wonder of God’s creation we glimpsed today in panoramic splendor in our Great Smoky Mountains backyard . . . We are Blessed . . . May you be too. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 Keep Looking Up ^ ……

  • 2025’s ‘Goods’ and ‘Gooders’

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    2025 wasn’t a particularly good year for my spouse. Ellie broke both of her arms requiring taking up residence in hospital and rehab facilities for 2 of 2005’s 12 months, and had a pacemaker installed on my birthday … so what’s the ‘Good’ news ☹??? . . . So what’s the ‘Gooder’ news😊??? . .…