Abba's Art

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  • Seasons

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    “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Nature’s seasons mirror life’s course: Spring – Birth                               Summer – Youth                                                                   Fall – Adult                                                                                           Winter –  Death I’m in my AM season of life – Advanced Maturity…

  • Duffer and Youngster Hiking

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    Fred D
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    As with all hiking adventures, certain requirements are necessary to enjoy the experience to the max. Last month’s Greatland wilderness hiking adventures with my son were hybrid Duffer/Youngster hiks, ofttimes demanding somewhat rigorous requirements … especially from this ole ragamuffin 👴. Ellie and my domestic Duffer hike to Bald River Falls yesterday was ‘rigor free’,…

  • Last Frontier Farewell

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    Fred D
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    “Parting is such sweet sorrow” Juliet’s lament bidding Romeo good night whispered quietly over the mountains as this ole Romeo turned the key locking our Last Frontier cabin’s door. Were it not for missing my lifetime soulmate waiting for me back in the Lower 48, I would have unpacked, turned the water back on, and…

  • Creation on Steroids

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    Fred D
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    5,000 words in 5 pics . . . and some people ask why I love Alaska “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” – Psalms19:1 His Goodness runs after me . . . I M Blessed . . . May U B 2

  • Alaska Majesty

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    Fred D
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    “Oh it’s good to be back home again” – John Denver “Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together with joy.”Psalms98:8

  • Frozen Wonder

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    Fred D
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    It’s been a tad ‘chilly’ here in the Smokies lately. Folks here aren’t accustomed to lotsa’ snowflakes and ‘black ice’, or even regular ice other than ice cubes when the thermometer bounces around zero . . . it’s definitely not Alaska Virginia 😊 The magnificent winter wonderland surrounding our home up here in the mountains…

  • New Year Resolutions

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    Fred D
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    If New Year resolutions were as easy to keep as they were to make, 2025 will be a banner year for everyone! 😊 Each year (save leap years) has 365 days . . . bet you already knew that 😊. Each year is a one-of-a-kind, unique collection of opportunities, accomplishments, regrets, joys, and sorrows which…

  • A.I. Road Trip

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    Fred D
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    The Cherahola Parkway is a scenic, mile-high, two-lane highway winding over the Smokies between Tellico Plains, TN and Robbinsville, NC. Earlier this week Ellie decided to take a road trip along it before the forests shed their spectacular, multi-hued fall display of color. Somehow, I had managed to cajole my permanent girlfriend to explore a…

  • Wonder and Gratitude

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    Fred D
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    The splendor of a lily bursting into bloom today immersed me in wonder and gratitude. Wonder of my Creator’s immeasurable greatness . . . Gratitude that the One who decks the fields with flowers (Luke 12:27); numbers and names the stars (Psalm 147:4); knit this infinitesimally small, wayward prodigal together in my mother’s womb (Psalm…

  • Promised Land

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    Fred D
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    As a young boy . . . a really long, long time ago 😊. . .  I spent summers fishing and wandering the forests of Promised Land State Park in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. Eight decades later it remains my Happy Place where life’s trails and responsibilities consisted of running out of worms and bailing out…