Monday afternoon Brenda and I were in Soledad, California and stopped to visit the California Mission that was built nearby in 1791 – Mission Nuestra …
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Haystack Rock
Cannon Beach received its name from a small iron cannon that came ashore from the wreck of the U.S. Navy Schooner, “The Shark.” The area …
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Taken from the first viewpoint in Ecola State Park. While I was watching the light, a woman (Roseanne) walked up and stood quietly behind me. …
Read More »Purple Crocus
Purple Crocus, in our Oregon neighborhood. I have been “playing” on an internet photo competition page that was new to me. One of my friends, …
Read More »Sacramento Wildlife Refuge
The Sacramento Wildlife Refuge is home to several hundred thousand Snow Geese every year, this is a perfect place to hear the thunder of wings …
Read More »Wars and Rumors of Wars
“I cannot watch the news anymore, and reading the paper or listening to the radio is depressing. There’s just too much awfulness. Isn’t it time …
Read More »A Recipe for Hope
God Says: “Trust me, and I will make everything new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). It’s hard to trust in a graveyard. There’s something dark and brooding …
Read More »A Cheerful Heart
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22). The verbal picture was hilarious and brought knee-slapping laughter …
Read More »Forty-Nine Legs
Most of today’s news is of the “wars and rumors of wars” variety. However, there are occasional bursts of hope, even where the odor of …
Read More »Joel’s Dream
Four years ago, Joel Vasquez had a dream. He wasn’t much of a night dreamer, and this one woke him straight up out of bed …
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