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Tag: Wildlife

  • Hik-‘ing’ Day

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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 . . .…

  • Snow Squalls and Sunshine

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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                                  +          …

  • Prince William Sound Scenes

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    Alaska has God’s fingerprints all over it. Here’s a few of His imprints from Prince William Sound.

  • Survival of the Fittest

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    On Fish Lake, in the shadow of Castle Mountain, last June a Trumpeter Swan pair hatched three downy white signets. They’ve since grown into feathered gray versions, a third the size of their large, stately parents . . . the serene beauty of Nature. Sadly, one of the signets has now gone missing. At 4…

  • “All Creatures Great and Small”

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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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    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…

  • Landscaping

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    Some local shrub trimmers showed up today. They’re not professionals, but they work for free 😊

  • Single Moms

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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 😊

  • Prince William Sound

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    Three days of rainy weather tends to dampen one’s spirits. Three days of rainy weather aboard a friend’s boat, rocked to sleep each night on gentle waves, encircled by the magnificent wonders of Prince William Sound’s lifts one’s spirits. Top it off with a stringer of sockeye salmon, and  . . . Life is Good!…

  • Trumpeter Swans

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    Homo sapiens or Cygnus buccinator, no matter the species newborns are universally considered cute and adorable . . . even I was cute once back when dinosaurs roamed the earth 😊. This afternoon I was blessed paddling my canoe around Fish Lake photographing Mr. & Mrs. Trumpeter and their three new signets. Keep Looking Up…