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Tag: Inspiration

  • Fall’s Arrival

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    The snowline and temps have been dropping in synchrony the past week . . . must be fall . . . H😊😊RAY !!                                +                               ^  …

  • Exit Fall

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    Fred D
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    Woke up to ice on the deck and a fresh blanket of termination dust on the mountains . . . Fall’s heading for the exits up here in the Last Frontier wilds of Chickaloon.                                +              …

  • “All Creatures Great and Small”

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    Fred D
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    With two weeks before hunting season begins, this big dude has decided to take up residence in the safety of our our backyard bullwinkle refuge. 😊 “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.” Cecil Francis Alexander

  • 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…

  • 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

  • Single Moms

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    Fred D
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    A couple of single moms with their kids have taken up residence here along with their kids in exchange for shrub pruning and weed control . . . a Win-Win situation 😊