Abba's Art

Tag: Photography

  • Dawn’s Splendor

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    Creation’s awakening at dawn spurs a grateful rebirth of joy in my soul. Here’s a few glimpses of dawn’s wonder that was mine to behold this morning. “The whole earth is filled with the awe of your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy”. Psalm 65:8 I M Blessed…

  • Friluftsliv

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    Fred D
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    SAD . . . Seasonal Affective Disorder is attributed to the long, cold, dark days of winter. Yet, Scandinavian countries, where cold-dark thirty resides for 5 months each year, are consistently ranked among the happiest countries . . . Why? Friluftsliv – “free air life” – the mood-boosting Nordic concept of connecting with nature; breathing…

  • Flight School

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    Fred D
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    Flight School needs to start soon if these cygnets are going to accompany their parents south before freeze-up. This young Trumpeter swan pair hatched their cygnets the end of June , much later than previous Trumpeter parents . . . Frosty Eagle’s watching. “Love to Live, Live to Love” – Amy Carmichael        …

  • Soul Therapy

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    Fred D
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    Leaves and temperatures falling in synchrony with winter’s approach . . . invigorating soul therapy for wandering the Last Frontier’s wilderness reaches. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” Here’s a few ‘moments’ that left me breathless today. I M Blessed .…

  • Hik-‘ing’ Day

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    Fred D
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    Leaves fall-‘ing’ – Moose rambl-‘ing’ – River freez-‘ing’ – Snow melt-‘ing’ – Sun blaz-‘ing’ . . . a day made for an Alaskan wilderness wander Hik-‘ing’ through Creation 😊 I M Blessed . . . May U B 2“Love to Live, Live to Love” – Amy Carmichael     Keep Looking Up . . .…

  • Forever Young

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    Fred D
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    While our birth days are 5 decades apart, wilderness wanderings with my son helps me forget my age and live life young again . . . undeservedly blessed . . . living each day as though it’s my last . . . grateful yesterday wasn’t . . . knowing His best forever young is yet…

  • Snow Squalls and Sunshine

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    Fred D
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    A short morning snow squall followed by brilliant sunshine made for an interesting wilderness wander today . . . . Gotta’ love the Last Frontier! 😊 “Love to Live, Live to Love” – Amy Carmichael                                  +          …

  • Life’s Seasons

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    Fred D
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    This after-the-storm picture of Winter invading Fall had me contemplating my mortality. From first to final breath, much like the changing of the seasons, life is a continuum of seasons. The Spring of my life witnessed a carefree childhood morph into an adolescence of uncertainty and tentative teens before yielding to the Summer of adulthood,…

  • Snow and Salmon

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    Fred D
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    Mother Nature sets her own seasonal calendar  . . . snow ushered in the ‘official’ first day of fall here as the last salmon finished spawning in a stream . . . another day blessed to enjoy in the Last Frontier.        “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven”…

  • Alaskan Gold Rush

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    Fred D
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    There’s an annual two-week gold rush in Alaska that provides unlimited ‘gold’, and everyone can stake a claim . . . Fall 😊😊😊