Abba's Art

Tag: Wildlife

  • Yard Art

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    Fred D
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    I’ve always found the endless variety of yard art folks display in their yards ‘interesting’. It portrays the milieu of the property owner. Here’s our Alaskan yard art. What does it suggest to you about the culture of the owner?  😊 Keep Looking Up . . . His Best is Yet to Come!

  • Finite vs. Infinite

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    Fred D
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    NASA’s just released James Webb Space Telescope’s spectacular deep space images of our unseen universe imparted an ambivalent consciousness of my own finite, trivial minuteness and God’s infinite, stunning immensity. Today my 24/7/365 Last Frontier backyard ‘Nature Channel’ displayed terra-firma exhibits of His magnificence, imparting a peaceful assurance . . . “Heaven is my throne,…

  • Great Smoky Mountain Morning Majesty

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    Fred D
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    Waterfall’s rhythmic splashing outside our door awakened us in the predawn. Gently roused, we headed up the mountain to Cades Cove. The Great Smoky Mountain’s flora and fauna were there to welcome us. In silent, reverent wonder we witnessed Creation, with all her magnificent splendor, softly awake Mother Nature to begin the new day. “God…

  • Spider Stats

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    Fred D
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    With over a million different kinds, insects represent the most numerous of all life forms on earth. I grateful the Creator gave them exoskeletons to lug around and considerably limit their size. Had they endoskeletons like us, we’d be impossibly outnumbered, tripping over ants, swatting mosquitoes with baseball bats, and Orkin exterminators would be packing,…

  • Cooling Off

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    Fred D
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    Muggy 90s have descended upon our Great Smoky Mountains abode, and we awoke to Mr. Smoky splashing in the creek outside our bedroom window to cool off. Thought about inviting him in for some honey drizzled pancakes, but Ellie was still in her PJs and decided she rather not ‘bear ‘ it. PS  – Please…

  • Fur and Fowl

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    Fred D
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    Lotsa’ activity early this morning in our Great Smoky Mountains backyard. Here’s a few vid clips of our backyard buddies 😊 Keep Looking Up . . . His best is Yet to Come!

  • Fragrant Fellow

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    Fred D
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    A fragrant fellow strolled by our digs last night up here on the mountain . . . down in the ‘holler’ . . . by the ‘crick’ in this special corner of His creation called Great smoky Mountains. Sometimes confused for weasels because of their similar, but larger body shape, the Spotted Skunk is equipped…

  • Earth Day in the Smokies

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    Fred D
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    Bob strolled by this morning to wish us a Happy Earth day. Sam and Henrietta stopped by later . . . they claim Bob has an anger management issue, and prefer not to socialize with him 😊 “All creatures great and small, the Lord God made them all” Happy Earth Day!

  • Covid Compliant Bandits

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    Fred D
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    Up here on the mountain these characters usually roam the neighborhood under the cover of darkness, but today they strolled by in broad daylight . . . fully Covid compliant . . . 6 feet apart, masked up, and they wash their hands often  😊 Keep Looking Up . . . His best is yet…

  • Garfield Senior

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    Fred D
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    As tonight’s snowflakes began to fall Garfield’s big cousin strolled by to check out if we had any dinner leftovers for him to munch on . . . I love pizza . . . he went away hungry 😊                                  …