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This is a very personal set of photos.


For the month of March, I am filling the pulpit in a neighboring town (about 35 miles away). This church was restarted in 2013 by a man who happened to travel through the area and randomly decided to add North Dakota to the list of states visited. He saw this church in a town of about 150 and decided it needed to be reopened. He gave up everything to reopen this small church in an isolated, tiny town. At age 71, he also had dreams of visiting Israel, and knows that his time is limited. He knew that I sometimes fill the pulpit at my rural church, so he asked me to fill in for him.


I don't know the people in his congregation, but the past 2 weeks have been an honor. I still have 3 weeks to go. I look forward to returning to my own church, but it has been a real honor to help sustain this small church and give the pastor a much-needed break.


As you can see, it's actually quite a large church, though quite small in congregation.




The sanctuary is brightly lit. It's the size of my church's sanctuary, but I like this arrangement better. When I preach here, I feel closer to the congregation. There are no barriers, and it is arranged horizontally rather than vertically.




A view from the pulpit (except I don't preach from the pulpit: with such a small congregation, I preach on the floor with the congregation).




Looking south you can see where the parsonage is attached. Unfortunately, it was attached badly and created drainage issues that pour water into both the church and the church's basement.




Looking north, it's a nice view. I like this town, but the town has some serious issues that are visible if you could see out the windows.




I experimented with HDR, but this is a photograph that didn't require it, and this is why my attempts didn't work.



Proud resident of the least visited state in the nation!

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Parker 51 Vacumatic 0.7 Masuyama stub; TWSBI 540 M; TWSBI 580 1.1; Mabie, Todd and Bard 3200 stub; Waterman 14 Eyedropper F; 2 x Hero 616; several flexible dip nibs

owned for a time: Parker 45 flighter Pendleton stub, Parker 51 aerometric F, Parker 51 Special 0.7 Binder stub, Sheaffer Valiant Snorkel M, Lamy Joy Calligraphy 1.5 mm, Pelikan M200 M, Parker Vacumatic US Azure Blue M, Parker Vacumatic Canada Burgundy F, Waterman 12 Eyedropper, Mabie Todd SF2 flexible F

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Pen2Paper, here's one for you... a Snowy Owl feather, one of two, that I picked up at the Calgary Zoo a number of years ago. My 10 year old granddaughter, who's last name translates from the Dutch as "the Owl", has the other one. And, you're so right, it is incredibly soft.

 

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Pen2Paper, here's one for you... a Snowy Owl feather, one of two, that I picked up at the Calgary Zoo a number of years ago. My 10 year old granddaughter, who's last name translates from the Dutch as "the Owl", has the other one. And, you're so right, it is incredibly soft.

 

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was just about to leave and found this! Thank You!

when you think about what this lovely object must physically do to allow flight to occur, it makes you pause to ponder its majestic design. That's not even considering the incredibly beautiful owl it's attached to.

Thank you for thinking to share this.

 

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Uf, I think is to much high dynamic range, sorry. Presa Don Martín,Juárez, Coahuila, México.

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Wow! I'm assuming that's a photo but it looks like a painting! Amazing!

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