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This is the last entry for this blog. The intent of "Jonah 365" was to document one year, 2007, in words and pictures. Since the first five entries were text, it seems appropriate that the last entry be primarily text as well.

This is the 352nd entry - a few less than 365. As you may recall, I started this discipline eighteen days late. I played catch-up by posting diary entries for groups of days.

As I say, the first five entries were text; the remaining entries have been primarily photographic. The Blogger system encourages me to create "labels" (a.k.a., "tags") for each entry. A quick review suggests these are the top five:

• fall (32)
• OKC (31)
• nature (30)
• travel (26)
• flowers (24)

I'd be remiss if I did not mention another one of my acknowledged obsessions: cats; there were 13 entries labeled "cat", 14 labeled "Cat Friday", and one labeled "cats".

My friend the Rt. Rev. Dr. Omed recently asked what I learned from this experiment. I learned it was physically possible to post at least one thing a day. I learned I could maintain the discipline, even though I tend to be a bit of a will-o-the-wisp. Though I tend to bounce from one means of creative expression to another as whim leads me, this year I focused primarily on photography.

Knowing that my goal was to post an image a day caused me to be more aware of my surroundings. As I drove back and forth from work each day, I would make a mental note of photo-worthy scenes. I made special trips to OKC's downtown on photo expeditions. I made special trips to local gardens and parks. I even made a three-hour drive to southeast Oklahoma for a fall foliage tour. All so I would have images to share in this space.

This blog space was dedicated to Project 365. In my mind, the goal has been to document a particular set of 365 days - the year 2007 of the Common Era. The blog will remain up so long as the overlords at Blogger see fit; it will not be up-dated after this entry.

I hope you've enjoyed the images I've shared this past year. I will continue posting images at my original blog-space, Love During Wartime. I hope you'll follow me there.

Thanks for taking this journey with me; I close with the spirit of 2008:

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The northwest corner of the original First Christian Church of Okla. City, on N.W. 10th and Robinson, including a detail of one of the cupolas.

Tune/click in tomorrow for a special entry wrapping up the year, and announcing the future of this space (along with "the mother ship," Love During Wartime).

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Some hardy clover masters the melting snow (Friday morning, Dec. 28).

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Sunset, Thursday, December 6.

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Not a trace
in the yellowed grass
of her path
through yesterday's snow

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Another shot from the recent ice storm in Okla. City.

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From the ice storm of Dec., 2007 (taken the morning of Dec. 10).

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The last shot from my visit to the Ouachita National Forest, and a section of Talimena Drive.

Sharp-eyed Brother Dave noticed that my count had gotten off. I jumped a few days (unintentionally) back in November). All calculations and such-like suggest that I'm now back on track.

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We're near the end of my excursion to SE Oklahoma, which I took on November 16. This shot of the late afternoon sky was taken at one of the scenic turn-outs along Highway One, which (uniquely) runs east to west.

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Proving that eastern Oklahoma is hilly, a shot from beside Highway 1, also known as Talimena Drive.

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Looking out over the Ouachita National Forest, with some fog in the valley.

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After I completed my hike, I drove a little further east on Talimena Dr (aka, Hwy 1). Along there are a number of scenic turnouts, of which this is the first I'll share.

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Still walking Old Military Road. The path was marked with blue paint (a stroke about three inches across).

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I walked a bit of "Old Military Road" along the Ouachita Trail.

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That's right; only twenty 23 more image days until the new year.

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According to Brother Dave, this is likely the "Beauty Berry," a very desirable plant for wildlife.

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From Seminole, I followed state Highway 1 to the town of Talihena. A few miles east of Talihena is the Ouachita National Forest. The next few pictures reflect my hike through this forest.

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This mural is also in Seminole, OK, catty-corner from the bus station.

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The Historic Union Bus Station Cafe in Seminole, OK. This represents the beginning of a photo tour I took Friday, November 16 (Oklahoma Statehood Day). I'll be sharing pictures from this trip for the next week or more (there are 23 21 shots left).

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November - a cabin at St. Crispin's, an Episcopal Camp and retreat center east of Seminole.

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Fog rises from the sacred lake
the hill waits upon the shore
leaves falling down