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Interior of the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission Church

The fabulous murals in this church were painted by Brother Joseph Carigano, an Italian Jesuit who was the Mission cook for many years. Brother Carigano had no formal training in art.

At the behest of Salish American Indians, Father DeSmet, a Catholic Missionary, established the St. Ignatius Mission in 1854.

The construction of the current building was started in 1891.

This is a 7 exposure HDR. Natural light through stained glass. The fluorescent lights were off.

A snowy owl becomes active in the twilight...

(MacDonald Peak of the Mission Mountains in the background)

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A ram rests up for the rigors of the rut.

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Why do canines look like they are having so much fun when they hunt varmints? I think it's because they ARE having that much fun!

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