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Jennifer Searls

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May 3, 2019

Carr-Gottstein Park and Beyond

Alaska, Window Thinking

Hey, I want to show you something, said my friend, as she steered her truck off the north-south Minnesota thoroughfare and navigated west, through a maze of neighborhood streets I’d never be able to retrace. It was a warm Saturday afternoon in July. (seriously – 70 degrees!) and we’d just been downtown at the Skinny …

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May 2, 2019

waiting

17 beats

Walking the pathwatching for green   but what does it mean –to wait with hope ?

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May 1, 2019

(but that’s not a birch tree)

17 beats

Aha! convenient little squirrel ears to help me measure planting time.

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April 30, 2019

things hoped for

17 beats

The promise feels credible on this 60 degree day with sunshine.

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April 30, 2019

April Showers

17 beats

This drippy evening should be more than enough to bring us May flowers.

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April 29, 2019

this. I pray.

17 beats

For this pain that is too much,give themDaily Bread somehow someway please.

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April 27, 2019

Here come our groceries!

17 beats

In so many ways Alaska has taught me to respect the details.

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April 26, 2019

what you can’t know by looking

17 beats

Gorgeous evening lightwith water so still, yet the birds! how they do scream.

Read morewhat you can’t know by looking
April 25, 2019

Like joy in the morning

17 beats

As the days lengthen and the sun shines warm,I go walking in the light.

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April 24, 2019

steady on

17 beats

Spring –though bombarded by a week of snowstayed the courseand here comes green!

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April 24, 2019

the path goes through

17 beats

For the days when all I want is to go backand skip this turn…. courage.

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April 23, 2019

Funny Farm Street

17 beats

Not far from the free-range bunny live these chickens, roosting in a tree.

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April 21, 2019

what does it mean: now and not yet

17 beats

They say Joy comes in the morning, but how shall we live until morning? 

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April 21, 2019

Sleeping with Bread

Reading

For what am I most grateful? For what am I least grateful? …..The examen makes us aware of moments that at first we might easily pass by as insignificant, moments that ultimately can give direction for our lives. As I understand it, the Daily Examen is a meditation practice associated with Ignatian Spirituality. Ever curious …

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April 20, 2019

colored eggs to bring us home

17 beats

Traditions spark memories and memoriesput some light on the path.

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April 20, 2019

oregon girl fights back

17 beats

For this spring day when snow returned in great measure:flowers from the store.

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April 18, 2019

Spring Snow

17 beats

I thought we were all done with this, she saidin the third week of April.

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April 18, 2019

Gardening in Anchorage

Gardening, Seasons

When is it time to plant vegetables in Oregon? This headline in the form of a question caught my attention and I paused to read the article in my news feed. “One of the biggest mistakes people make is to plant too early,” said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. “They …

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April 18, 2019

walking with eyes to see

17 beats

My morning-walk-the-dog routine can be hassle,yet alsoa gift.

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April 16, 2019

give us this day…

17 beats

Our daily bread is a gorgeous reminder of that which gives us life.

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April 15, 2019

growing conditions

17 beats

What inspired this little guy to poke his head through the soil three weeks late?

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April 14, 2019

For the beauty….

17 beats

Life unfolds in striking detailand my boy watches and learns with care.

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April 13, 2019

Boots at the Back Door

17 beats

Early spring melt made this super backyard Saturday #alaskastyle.

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April 12, 2019

backyard work and play

17 beats

Today our stumps and snow got ground into a great big mud stomping pit.

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