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Jennifer Searls

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March 5, 2019

In moments like these…..

17 beats

Praise for the stunning sunrise and the yellow dog who needed a walk. 

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March 4, 2019

grateful mom moment

17 beats

Rolling down the trail with my boyson a Monday afternoonin March.

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March 3, 2019

colors of hope

17 beats

I went out for a walk to find the light at the end of this grey day.

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March 3, 2019

It’s a dog party!

Alaska, Seasons

A dog party!A big dog party!Big dogs, little dogs, red dogs, blue dogs,yellow dogs, green dogs,black dogs, and white dogsare all at a dog party! What a dog party! Go, Dog. Go! was one of Ethan’s very favorite books when he was little. Over and over and over we read that book, and of course …

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March 2, 2019

Iditarod!

17 beats, Alaska

Go dogs go! Run doggies run! Thanks for showing how to run a good race.

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March 1, 2019

straight and true

17 beats

We went back to the trail this morning to see if my story was straight. 

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February 28, 2019

My first ANGRY moose encounter

17 beats

Tonight our sunset walk became a super scary sprint for our lives.

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February 28, 2019

Crow – Barbara Wright

Reading

White and black are natural attributes. Crows aren’t black because they dip themselves in ink every day. Seagulls don’t become white because they wash themselves everyday. Black and white are an integral part of who they are. That doesn’t mean one is better than the other. ….we need good government –to make sure things are …

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February 27, 2019

winter street cleaning

17 beats

I like to watch the dump trucks parade as they haul snow away from here.

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February 27, 2019

Inheritance – Dani Shapiro

Reading

Throughout history, great philosophical minds  have grappled with the nature of identity. What makes a person a person? What combination of memory, history, imagination, experience, subjectivity, genetic substance, and that ineffable thing called the soul makes us who we are? Is who we are the same as who we believe ourselves to be?  I am …

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February 26, 2019

Too beat to beat (title by David)

17 beats

Tired tired tired tired, also sunshine and skiing with friends.

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February 25, 2019

Celebrating MomMom’s birthday early because she and Pa have to fly home tomorrow

17 beats

The sign anchors the memories, and the family anchors my soul. 

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February 24, 2019

Soul care (or – how can i keep from singing?)

17 beats

Maria says she goes up to the hills to hear what she’s heard before. 

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February 23, 2019

Keep showing up

17 beats

The dog and I walked out every morning, all the cold, dark winter long.

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February 22, 2019

Story unfolds outside the frame

17 beats

17 beats can’t hold this kick-the-snow-but-thanks-for-the-blue-sky-day. 

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February 21, 2019

Puzzling path

17 beats

Fitting pieces together without directions demands discernment.

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February 20, 2019

Finding the way through

17 beats

How to hold the grief, to take another step in this heart-breaking world? 

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February 19, 2019

SuperMoon 2019#2

17 beats

Plenty of snow and a clear sky, setting the stage for Super Snow Moon.

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February 18, 2019

Headline news

17 beats

Perhaps her busy nose walks through the hood are like reading the paper? 

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February 17, 2019

Both/And

17 beats

I shovel to think and I shovel because I do not have to think.

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February 16, 2019

Right here, just now

17 beats

I stand in this snow globe and wonder at the road that brought me right here.

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February 15, 2019

Scratch-off Ice Art Show

17 beats

I scraped a thick layer of ice off the windshield and found art below. 

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February 14, 2019

This Alaska Life

17 beats

It’s just a regular day with regular stuff and also a moose.

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February 13, 2019

Window view

17 beats

Sometimes you get a front row seat to the magical moments of life. 

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