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by Stephen Granat
![Lighting Ceremony [2021]](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/L20213055S_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1638307318)
North Idaho. Coeur d'Alene. Downtown. Darkness covers while white lights decorate naked trees. Crowds line the street. Conversing. Laughing. Our ...
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Operation: Christmas Child. Last year, a combined 9,113,853 boxes were handed out world wide. Out of those boxes, ours made it to South Africa. T...
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Autumn weather permeates late September summer day; a dampness envelopes. Hot coffee to warm the soul. Candy covered caramel apples. Pick up game...
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Labor Day. End of Summer. September. The annual Paul Bunyan Days in St. Maries.Drive. Park. Walk. Our destination lies before us through a maze s...
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Here in North Idaho, we tend to notice the end of summer, not just by the calendar, but by some of nature's indications: cooler weather tempera...
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![Digital Papercuts [Chapter 2]](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/twins_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1614374918)
Lying in bed last night, listening to the macaronic sounds of rain against the window and waiting for the promised thunder showers that did not ...
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3:15am. Black Morning. Packed. Up and brewed coffee. Got the kids up and loaded the steel beast. Cargo box—decorated with stickers and decals: b...
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Pulling out and taking a left, then crossing intersections, we stop to fill up. Tank full. We exit the gas station and follow asphalt with a for...
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![Digital Papercuts [Chapter 1]](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/digitalpapercuts_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1614206709)
An open letter to whoever is listening:
Some of you may know a little about me, others, not so much. One interest I have is photography. Anot...
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Frigid February. Real feel proclaims 13°F. Slight snow swirls. Inside to bowl some frames. House balls and rental shoes. Balls spin upon wooden ...
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30°F. December. Idaho. We drive the familiar, windy road. Park and unload. Slight snow falls. Warm breath escapes lungs. Ice and snow cover hard ...
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The joy of finding that perfect tree for Christmas. It never fails: wandering around from tree lot to tree lot, looking at prices and needles. Ba...
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![Lighting Ceremony [2021]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/L20213055S_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1638307318)
![Operation: Christmas Child [2021]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/OCC20212923S_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1637188368)
![Digital Papercuts [Chapter 2]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/twins_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1614374918)
![Digital Papercuts [Chapter 1]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/8919/1524/articles/digitalpapercuts_455x300@2x.jpg?v=1614206709)
