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The last post of 2021.  

I haven't posted very much this year.  I've been trying to post a photo-a-day on my flickr page, and I wasn't even successful at that.  I was about 68 images short of 365.  sigh

Right now I'm visiting my son, He Who Loves Alaska, in Fairbanks until around Jan 12.  They're having an unexpected amount of snow this year and it's cold, which is not unexpected.

When I left NY I figured I'd never have to deal with snow and cold again, but here I am, killing it.

So this is my "farewell to 2021" photo.  I guess I'm a glutton for punishment because I'm going too try the photo-a-day on flickr again starting tomorrow.  

In case you want to take a look, the address is www.flickr.com/photos/intheimage

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Cold Sunrise on the morning of Christmas Eve

A visit to Fairbanks, AK.  This morning it was -20 degrees, oh my goodness.  But as the sunrise began, the colors in the sky were beautiful.

It's supposed to warm up into the 30s in the next couple of days, but the forecast for those days is 100% chance of snow.  I don't know which I dislike more.....the cold when the roads are clear and it doesn't feel life-threatening to drive, or the warmer temps when the snow is falling and driving is a nightmare.

It's kind of a crapshoot.

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I attended a flower photo workshop this past weekend where there was a lot of explanation, instruction, encouragement and flowers.

Flowers are expensive and then they die, so I usually don't buy them.

Also, I don't really have a place to set up for photographing them in my house, so it was fun to be at the workshop and be able to shoot whatever looked interesting.

This is one of my favorites, although I'm editing a few more.

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Some of My Favorite Books

There have been other times when I've posted photos of a pile of books, but I decided to do it again because they were composed differently than this one.  

When I moved I got rid of most of my books and only brought my absolute favorites with me so I could read them again.  And read them again I did.

There's a new one on this shelf though.  "Bonhoeffer".  One of the best books I've read in a long while.  Full of the history of how Hitler took over Germany before and during WWII.  Bonhoeffer was a believing Christian who saw the writing on the wall almost immediately.  He became a pastor and spent many years teaching/preaching God's Word while at the same time being part of a group that attempted to assassinate Hitler.

All assassination  attempts failed and Bonhoeffer was ultimately put in prison and then a concentration camp where he was murdered only weeks before the war ended.

It's a history book that should be read by everyone, especially these days.  Be warned.