Thursday, November 26, 2009

things I am thankful for


in no particular order...


blue skies and rainy days


clouds


pecans


flowers


trees


sunrises and sunsets


my husband/partner/lover/friend


my children and their spouses


my grandchildren


my siblings and other family


good health


my avocation for my vocation


birds


physical and virtual friends


enough food


my old house in the city that nutured and sheltered my family


my new house in the country


wide open spaces


the night sky


insects 


my cat


lizards and snakes and turtles


rivers


the randomness of my birth in this time and place


canyons


the fullness of the earth


all the blessings that have not come to mind



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11 comments:

  1. Rosaria WilliamsNovember 26, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    And for all that, and more, we stop and celebrate.

    Happy Thanksgiving.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 26, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    So awesome. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. HilaryNovember 26, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    Lovely. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. :)

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  4. stevenNovember 26, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    ellen i am grateful for you and your writing and photographs. i am grateful to you for sharing some of your knowledge as i stoke the flames that burned so brightly for twenty years as an artist and that now are beginning to glow more brightly once more. steven

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  5. Kathy's KlotheslineNovember 26, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving! We are indeed fortunate to have this day to contemplate all that we have to be grateful for.

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  6. KathleenNovember 26, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    I am grateful for you, for your wry sense of humor, for you willingness to share stuff from your head, for your kind heart, and amazing talents. Happy Thanksgiving, Ellen!

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  7. Boozy ToothNovember 27, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    Oh Ellen... yes! All those things. All those pleasures, most of them every day things in every day moments and every day places. It's good to recognize our gifts and blessings - the great and the small. How fortunate you are. How fortunate we all are, if we would only open our eyes and see it.

    This post reminds me of all the things I am grateful for too. And you have just floated to the top of that list. XO

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  8. Magaly GuerreroNovember 27, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    I just added all those to my list. I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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  9. ellen abbottNovember 27, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Thank you all. I am blessed in many ways, not the least that my path has crossed yours.

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  10. BridgettNovember 29, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    "The randomness of my birth in this time and place."

    That touched me.

    Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

    )O(
    boo

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  11. AudreyONovember 29, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    Blue skies and wonderful friends are the best. Two things I'm definitely thankful for.

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