Pink Lady Slipper

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Robert Howson Tuesday, July 1, 2025 I’d never seen one before, but I knew instantly what it was. We had just rounded a bend on the boardwalk in Northern Minnesota when the first one came into view. The Pink Lady Slipper Cypripedium acaule...

Point of View

Photo ©2016 and Commentary ©2025 by Chuck Davis Monday, June 30, 2025 I captured this photograph of Glacier Peak from the Granite Mountain Lookout. The straight-line distance is approximately fifty-one miles. In the foreground, Bryant Peak is on the right and the...

Proper Punctuation

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, June 29, 2025 Remember the early months of the global pandemic, when we were closed off from so much that we enjoyed, including churches, libraries, stores, each other’s homes? We tried to make the best of it, both...

Uncertain Times

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch Friday and Sabbath, June 27 and 28, 2025 This past Sunday I was part of a crew transforming Auburn (WA) Adventist Academy from a week-long camp meeting back into a boarding secondary school. My role in this adventure was to...

Life of a Deer

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, June 26, 2025 This deer kept me company as I glanced out the window once in a while during my workday. It got me wondering about the life of a deer and how it might parallel our lives. For example, it...