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Tag: Travel

  • Home Break-in Follow-up

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    Following Smokey’s recent small tree house break-in, our community’s FCW (Feral Crime Watch) director ambled upstream to the scene of Smokey’s recent house break-in. Having endured past disturbing Smokey incidents, Bambi was prompted to gather a few feathered FCW members to discuss Smokey’s latest rowdy behavior that left Mr. and Mrs. Screech Owl homeless ☹…

  • Mercy

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    Among those of who patiently tolerated scrolling through the pic barrage of Ellen and my Hawaiian Vacation someone inquired, “What did you enjoy most about Hawaii?” … a totally unfair question … but I’ll mark my favorite: X Splashing with sea turtles in the ocean X Savoring a hot cup of Kona Coffee X Viewing…

  • Hawaiian Vacation

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    Traveling through 6 time zones with a couple hundred folks packed in a high-speed aluminum tube for 10 hours was the only part of our Hawaiian vacation that wasn’t total fun 😊 A definite Bucket List destination, our time in Aloha-land had our bucket overflowing with lifetime memories. Beginning in Honolulu on Oahu we visited…

  • Sunset Seniors

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    Us two ole duffers are blessed to be exploring yet another spectacular corner of God’s creation. As another spectacular ocean sunset faded over Kona Hawaii, our souls rested content knowing when our final sunset here sets, we’ll rise to an unfathomably beautiful Sonrise with Him. We R Blessed … May U B 2 Keep Looking…

  • Smoky Mountain Fall Spendor

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    Ellie and I motored up to the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains today.  Standing atop  Clingman’s Dome at 6,643 ft you can see 7 states on a clear day … TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA and AL … on this clear day, from this height, all were joined in hushed peace. As Summer’s…

  • Cloud Dementia

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    Climbing towards Arch Angel Valley in the Talkeetna Mountains Range, ethereal mountain mists soon enveloped Grant and I . . . it was as though we had surreally time-traveled through a wormhole in the clouds to a silent majestic world of peaceful serenity . . . I wanted to camp out . . . forever!…

  • Moose Camp

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    The refrain of the contemporary hymn His Goodness echos in my thoughts testifying that, despite myself,  “His Goodness continues to run after me” . . . what an amazing omnipotent, all loving, all forgiving God is ours!  This past weekend I was blessed to spend some long overdue catch-up time with my special friend Daryl…

  • Final Destination

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    Holding Ellen close in front of me; arms spread recklessly wide on the bow; the wind tussling my flowing locks ???😊 . . . Titanic is one of my favorite films. Last week Ellen and I visited the Titanic exhibit just over the mountain from us. Definitely a more historic venue versus Pigeon Forge’s standard…

  • Great Smoky Mountains Road Trip

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    Blazing sunshine has pushed temps to near 80, a welcome respite from what has been an unusually cold winter here the Great Smoky Mountains. Energized, my permanent senior sidekick and I decided the day was custom made for a leisurely road trip. It quickly became obvious there were a million+ other individuals who had the…

  • Volcanoes and Bucket Lists

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    We’re in the midst of a several day Smoky Mountains liquid deluge. While grateful for the needed rainfall, it dampens my desire to go outside on wander woods wanders or splash around in the creek re-arranging boulders to create reflecting pools. It’s not cold enough to turn the landscape white and snap on a pair…