Abba's Art

Tag: Photography

  • Creation vs. Invention

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    Fur and feather together . . . from my Quiet Bench I watched these two of His wild creatures sharing the stream together, and got to a-musing . . . Who among mankind could have designed a sleek otter or gangling heron with their intricately functioning life support systems uniquely suited for their survival, and…

  • Pondering ‘Empty’

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    My vitamin D bottle came up empty today. Sure hope I can refill it before rickets sets in 😊  ‘Empty’ can be a depressing situation . . . an empty gas tank stranding a motorist; an insufficient funds notice of an empty bank account; the ‘empty nest’ left behind by children now grown; the empty…

  • Promised Land

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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…

  • The Quiet Bench – Part 2

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    Fred D
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    During my quiet time morning, a yellowed page saved from somewhere long ago fluttered from my Bible. Looking at it, I realized it was one of those ‘Ah-Ha’ moments . . . an Divine addendum to the ‘The Quiet Bench’ musing posted yesterday on my blog. I don’t remember where I found this eloquent writing,…

  • The Quiet Bench

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    Fred D
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    Ever been so busy you skipped a meal?  Way back in career mode times, I often did. Retirement eliminated that. Now when I skip a meal it’s because I forgot 😊 Mark 6:31 tells of a time when Jesus’ disciples were so busy with the crowds they didn’t have time to eat, and Jesus told…

  • Wapiti Wanderings

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    Fred D
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    The Cherokee National Forest borders our Great Smoky Mountains environs. Except for sections lying within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, it comprises the border area between eastern Tennessee western North Carolina. A pristine retreat John Muir once described  . . . “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my…

  • Silent Time Capsules

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    Fred D
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    The Arctic Blast that brought record setting sub-zero temperatures and snowfalls to parts of Tennessee’s  Great Smoky Mountains has finally begun its departure.  Above average temps and lotsa’ rain are predicted to follow later this week . . . century climate change condensed into two weeks 😊 Ice mystically captures flowing water’s soothing serenity in…

  • Too Cold ???

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    Fred D
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    The Arctic freeze has descended on Tennessee. Up here on the mountain – down in the ‘holler’ – over the ‘crick’ we awoke to a damp-cold winter wonderland of 4-degree pristine snow. It sparked a tinge of homesickness for the Last Frontier’s sub-zero, dry-cold winter wonderland. Truth be known, there’s no such thing as Too…

  • 2024 Resolution/Prayer

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    Fred D
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    The Pillars of Creation located in the Eagle Nebula 6,500 light-years from Earth Hubble Telescope In case you missed it in science class, Albert Einstein’s 4th dimension Space-Time Continuum theory states there are no missing points in 3-dimension space or instants in 1-dimension time, and both can be subdivided without any apparent limit in size…

  • Christmas Lights

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    Fred D
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    “The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the people see His glory.” Psalm 97:6 Each day the This Day program on my computer displays pics taken on that day over the past 2 decades. Creation-scapes, special events, and times shared together with friends and family trigger fond memories I’ve been blessed to enjoy, and ominously…