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		<title>Salmon Spawning VI</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever. &#8211; Deuteronomy 34:7 NLT The kokanee salmon are spawning once again in my part of the world. In prior posts, I’ve mentioned how these fish sometimes spawn in water that is very shallow, or what some fishermen call thin water. They spawn here in spite of the fact that eagles and osprey often cruise overhead, using their keen eyesight to locate their next meal. A close-up of these fish over their spawning gravel can be seen at Salmon Spawning III. &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Salmon Spawning V</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! Psalm 150:6 NKJV Well, it’s that time of year once again, and I can’t seem to help taking some pictures of these remarkable fish (and a remarkable dog this time too). It is sometimes difficult to get a perspective on just how shallow the water can be where these kokanee salmon spawn. To get to this particular place, we had to wade across a fairly large stretch of river. Actually, I waded whilst Cosmos opted to swim most of the way. Since this area gets little human disturbance because &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Moose I &#8211; Moose on the Loose</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 There are times when my main goal as I head for the outdoors is to do what this verse says. I struggle with concentrating on one thing for long periods of time, but by His grace I can sometimes come close to searching for Him with all I’ve got. When I toss my own agenda for the day and stay focused on seeking Him, amazing things can happen. A few years ago, Star the ever alert Wonderdog and I were sitting &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Unexpected Adventure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 08:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28 I stumbled across this draft which, for what ever reason, I had not posted in April of 2015. Oh how I miss Star the Wonderdog. Had an interesting hike yesterday. Stardog and I trekked up a steep mountain to a natural basin of sorts. The basin is large, perhaps a mile or more across. It contains mostly small brush and grass, with occasional thick pockets of trees scattered &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Otters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 08:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Psalm 145:16 Perhaps it is because I rarely see river otters that I enjoy watching them so much. That, along with their unusual but almost constant chortling and purring grunts make them delightful entertainment as I spend a day on the water. The North American river otter has a life span of about ten years in the wild. It weighs between ten and thirty pounds and seems to be constantly on the move during waking hours. Otters need to consume a lot of food to fuel their high &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Eternity in Their Hearts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.  Ecclesiastes 3:11 I’ve been very fortunate to spend time with and to study various animals. I grew up in farm country, and we always had a few shelter dogs around the place and a couple of cats and horses in the barn. I seldom went out to the woods without a four-legged companion by my side. Going behind the scenes at some fascinating wildlife research facilities or sanctuaries &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Joy and Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.  Isaiah 55:12 It was some years after our beloved Harvest Moon died that we started to look for another dog. We knew Moon could not be replaced, and we were right &#8211; he never will be. There was something about Moon that seemed to radiate peace and strength to those he met. Many folks at the nursing home didn’t know my name, but they &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Huckleberries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man, that he may bring forth food from the earth. These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season. Psalm 104:14, 27 A nice perk of the mountains where I live is the occasional discovery of various foods to munch on whilst hiking about. Late summer and early fall yield a lot of different kinds of berries, many of which are safe – and quite tasty – to eat. Once when I was with our old yellow lab, Moon, &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deer Swim</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 08:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For through Him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through Him and for Him.  Colossians 1:16 NLT I have missed my share of photo opportunities whilst traversing the mountains. And once in a while I&#8217;ll get a picture of something from a bit far away, but the uniqueness of the moment seems worth posting for others to enjoy nonetheless. Such is the above photo of three deer swimming a nearby &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stardog Shakedown</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai, his voice shook the earth, but now he &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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