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Posted on March 1, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4.

A sunset that my aunt captured in Arizona.

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Posted on February 28, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no judgements.” – George Eliot.

Our cat, Lucy, shortly after we rescued her many years ago.

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Posted on February 27, 2022 by lisamackinder

“What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not only a world full of miracles, it was a miraculous world.” – G.K. Chesterton.

In this flashback photo, my brother and sister work at cleaning their bikes for upcoming adventures.

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Posted on February 26, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

These cows are not happy that Timber’s trail often leads to them.

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Posted on February 25, 2022 by lisamackinder

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis.

One of Timber’s daily dreams is to visit the cows at the neighboring farm – but the cows don’t share the dream of being in his company.

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Posted on February 24, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Never give up on the fight until you win the belt.” -Israelmore Ayivor.

A view from a trail at Joshua Tree National Park in California, where my aunt and uncle hiked in February.

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Posted on February 23, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Winter forms our character and brings out our best.” – Tom Allen.

One of the new regulars. He visits the patio every day. The verdict is still out on his name.

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Posted on February 22, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.” – John Grogan.

My cousin’s Great Dane, Zigfried, enjoying his first season of snow.

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Posted on February 21, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Posted on February 20, 2022 by lisamackinder

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carlson.

For the last couple of months, my aunt and uncle have been hiking some of the West’s best canyons and mountains. Here, my uncle pauses to take in the view along one of the trails in Sara Park on their hike to the Colorado River.