Autumn’s farewell party…

 

It’s hard to begrudge the passing of summer when Fall puts on such a show of farewell…

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We strolled around the neighborhood after church to take it in…P1180797

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Even the sidewalks boast confetti!

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Then off we went to check out a local small town fair.  The exhibits were mediocre; the chickens only half as handsome as the ones we raised once upon a time… but the MotoCross stunts were most impressive!

 

MotoCross at a small town fair!

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We will reconcile ourselves to summer’s passage yet…

LS

Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Lev.26:4

Canyon Coolness…

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I was introduced to this beautiful woodland walk up Kokanee Canyon this week…

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There’s just something delightful about rocks and water…P1180877

Ducks apparently agree!  This one stands downstream of a spawning stream…The salmon run is just ending but the remains are evidently worth dabbling for!P1180884

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…and it’s so p-p-peaceful at this hour of the morning.

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We missed the Coast’s blackberry harvest this year, but here’s a straggling vine flagging the location of a potential harvest next year!P1180890

–LS

He brought streams also out of the rock and caused waters to run down like rivers. Ps.78:16