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April. Spring. Idaho. Winter's wrath melted away. Winter's waste waits. Last year's autumn flotsam sits upon earth while rotting. Propane's hiss...
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January 1, 2022 — December 31, 2022: The Dash [Part 2] The beginnings of this year's hours began with our photographic trip of yesterday's dash...
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November. The week before Thanksgiving: National Collection Week. A ministry of Samaritan's Purse. Operation: Christmas Child. The ability to bl...
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Evening. Summer sun sets upon waiting horizon line. Patio becomes studio. Table turns to garden work bench. Colorful clay pots; patina acquired ...
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Last night's roast becomes today's cup. Yesterday's incense becomes today's aroma. An afternoon with family and friends becomes an evening of foo...
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January 1, 2021 — December 31, 2021: The Dash. Christmas 2020, we were given a glass quart canning jar, empty, with a note—attached with brown ...
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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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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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Another year has basically come and gone. Another year to create memories and add to the traditions we hold close to our hearts. Thanksgiving is...
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The Stamp Act. Townshed Acts. American Colonists rebelled and rallied: “no taxation without representation!” March 5, 1770. British soldiers ope...
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A highway follows the curves of the lake, a windy road ebbs and flows. Our destination lies ahead. Tires slide into an empty parking space in an ...
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