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		<title>A New Thing II</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. The wild animals in the fields will thank me, the jackals and owls, too, for giving them water in the desert. Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland so my chosen people can be refreshed. &#8211; Isaiah 43:19-20 NLT It doesn&#8217;t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. &#8211; Galatians 6:15 &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trillium II  Springtime in the Mountains VIII</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[…knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. &#8230; because &#8220;All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, And its flower falls away, But the word of the LORD endures forever.&#8221; Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:18-19, 24-25 Like the orange salmon which spawn near my home &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ruffed Grouse &#8211; Springtime in the Mountains &#8211; VII</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament! Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! Psalm 150:1-6 NKJV Except for their springtime drumming, Ruffed Grouse tend to be relatively quiet birds. Sometimes I have seen them slipping through &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nuthatch &#8211; Springtime in the Mountains VI</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for theliving God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest forherself, where she may have her young – a place near your altar, LORD Almighty,my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are everpraising you. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are seton pilgrimage. Psalm 84:2-5 NIV Nuthatches are one of my favorite birds. They seem to always be in motion, and their yank-yank call often brings &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elk Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 08:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:11 (NLT) There are reasons why many animals do not wander their territory alone in the wilderness. It’s true that there is strength in numbers, not to mention protection and safety. Instead of just one set of ears and eyes, this small herd of elk has the benefit of six pairs to help warn them of approaching danger. Elk always make me think of wilderness and the wild country of the &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Springtime in the Mountains V</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 08:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 NLT About twenty years ago, it was rare to see a turkey in our backyard. When I would see one, I’d study it as it sauntered into the brush. Now we often see flocks of twenty or more birds in our neighborhood. The turkey shown above is a male in full display to attract a mate. I took the picture this week from my kitchen window. &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flood Waters II</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 08:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.      Isaiah 43:2 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Springtime in the Mountains IV</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 08:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Then, at his command, it all melts. He sends his winds, and the ice thaws. Psalm 147:18 NLT Signs of a long awaited, and much welcomed, thaw are beginning to reach my small corner of the world. There is still a lot of snow in the high country. Several feet, actually. But in the foothills where I live, signs of spring are struggling to emerge. Psalm 147 speaks of God’s love for those who put their hope in His unfailing love. How He provides food and the changing of the seasons without us even asking Him to do it. It &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Metamorphosis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Trock]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.  2 Corinthians 5:17 Each springtime in the mountains where I live, new activity seems to creep in from most every direction. Things that have looked bleak and dark and grey for months appear to take on a whole new expression of life. There are times when I don’t get very far on my hike before I start to realize all the change that is taking place around me. More times than not, I don’t travel quite the distance I used to on &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Snowshoe Hare Color Change I</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 I took this picture of a snowshoe hare last year whilst hiking the mountains with Star the Wonderdog. It was early springtime, and had there been much snow on the ground, the hare would have been difficult to see. As it was, I noticed it from quite a distance away. I couldn’t quite make out what the white patch was from where I stood, &#8230;]]></description>
		
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