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Tag: Alaska

  • Berry-licious!

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    Fred D
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    Guess what we’re snacking on? “May their land be blessed with sun-ripened fruit, rich with the best fruits of each season” – Luke 6:43                             +                               ^  …

  • River to Ridgeline

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    Fred D
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    Today’s wilderness wander began in lush deciduous forest by river’s roaring rapids . . . wound ever upward through silent, spruce scented boreal forest . . .  finished 4,000 ft. above on alpine ridgeline, tinged with fall’s first reds. Throughout life I’ve been blessed to travel and behold the wonders of 9 different countries on…

  • Landscaping

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    Fred D
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    Some local shrub trimmers showed up today. They’re not professionals, but they work for free 😊

  • Seasons Transition

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    Fred D
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    Fresh snow dusting the mountains, yellow tinged leaves . . . Last Frontier signs of Fall all knocking on Summer’s door. “To everything there is a season, and time to every purpose under heaven“. – Ecclesiastes 3:1

  • Smartphones . . . Time . . . Bottom Line

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    Fred D
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    Starting the day by turning on my Smartphone subtly, dumbs, numbs and distracts me from optimally tackling the new day’s potential opportunities and challenges. For this ole prodigal, beginning my day talking with my omniscient Creator works best. Wrapping up this morning’s one-on-One talk, rain laden clouds shrouding the mountains outside threatened nixing a wilderness…

  • Twilight Masterpiece

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    Fred D
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    It’s now dark by midnight in the Last Frontier as each day shortens by about 5 1/2 minutes, but the endings are spectacular beyond words! Here’s tonight’s11:30 PM finale masterpiece viewed from our deck.  “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands“. -Psalm 19:1         …

  • Glimpsing Eternity

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    Fred D
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    On a clear day you can see forever! Wish y’all coulda’ joined me today climbing up high among His mountain cathedrals. I M Blessed . . . May U B 2                                +                  …

  • Flowers and Fire . . . Smiles and Spirits

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    Fred D
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    Fireweed is named for its ability to rapidly colonize areas burned by fire. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance, and hope for a peaceful future. Wandering the woods today my thoughts drifted into a muddled ambivalence. Past fires have regretfully scorched areas of my life … yet . . . I’m forever grateful having…

  • Waters

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    Fred D
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    Calm/Swift . . . Clear/Muddy . . . Turbulent/Tranquil . . . water is a metaphor of life. Such were where my thoughts drifted on today’s wilderness wander pondering the day when, with those gone before me, I will forever contentedly wander beside the river of “pure . . . clear as crystal “ waters.…

  • 1,000 Words

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    Fred D
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    Let the pictures speak them