Standing here thinking
how lucky I am
to be alive at this time,
enjoying a cold
autumn afternoon!
Don’t need many things
or stuff all around me—
No matter what possessions
I have or don’t have,
I’m thankful for life
and the life that surrounds me.
Sending out best wishes
to all who pass by….
with special thanks to
those who have bravely
followed my wandering path
built on strings of words. ~ms
Before I Forget 
What a beautiful post.
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Thanks Alison!
I wrote this earlier today….
but I just got around to posting it.
Food kept me busy for a while! 🙂
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Great post and awesome pictures.
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Thank you….and best wishes!
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Such wonderful images! The words weave them together beautifully ~ tomas ☼
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Thank you for the compliment, Tomas!
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Yes, you have such a way of stitching words and images together!
Oh, and your photo of the bird just melts my heart!
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Actually, this little bird has a strange story…
It was standing at our back door this morning (on top of a hose reel) just looking at our cats. Suddenly, it flew into the door window, fluttered, pecked at the glass, and then went back to standing on the hose reel…looking at the cats. I have no idea what this bird was thinking, or why it was acting like that! It did this over and over again. Every time the bird would flutter into the window, my female cat would rush forward and hit her head on the glass, trying to catch the bird on the other side. My male cat never moved; he just calmly watched. It was the oddest game of bird vs. cat that I have ever seen! Maybe the bird enjoyed watching my cat fall for the same trick again and again. Who knows! I took several photos of the bird standing on the hose reel—and this is the one that I liked the best.
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Too funny, Mary!
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Your friendship is a treasure! Enjoy happy day; everyday. Eddie
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Thank you for such kind words, Eddie. Your friendship is also greatly appreciated.
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great photo…you certainly have a way with words!
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Thanks Heather….have a great weekend!
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And such a wonderful path on which to wander, peppered with your beautiful pictures along the way!
As far as the bird antics, I’ve had birds peck at the window b/c they’ve seen their reflection and think its another bird. Don’t know if that is what happened in this situation. Enjoy all that food you’ve been working with, I’m sure its infused with much love.
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The bird must have needed glasses then, because in the window clearly (more solidly than any reflection) was the face of a very interested cat. 😉
The Thanksgiving food was infused with love…and many calories, I think.
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A bird with glasses, now that would be a picture.!!
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Belle
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Thank you, Catherine!
I thoroughly enjoyed looking through your photos and drawings.
My mother was an artist….and she did oil paintings.
My drawings look rather preschoolish, so I stick with photos. 🙂
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Too cool for school ;)) Love what you do here … Fell in love with the bird instantly Mary
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Yes, me too. With the bird’ cute little attitude and bold stance…hard not to admire him/her! No fear!
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Great post Mary.
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Thank you Laurie!
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The simple things in life are always the best I find, and too many possessions and wishing to have things you haven’t got just weighs the mind down. It’s good to be able to be thankful for just being alive – something a lot of people can’t do. Thank you for your thoughtful thoughts!! 😀
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Agreed.
Too many possessions does weigh the mind down!.
Too much to dust, clean, organize, and worry about.
And on top of all that, then we usually spend money to buy insurance to try keep it all safe. 😉
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Wow, Mary. So glad I have come across your blog. Your words and pictures struck a chord with me… especially this part:
Don’t need many things
or stuff all around me—
No matter what possessions
I have or don’t have,
I’m thankful for life
and the life that surrounds me.
I’ll follow future blogs with interest.
Coral
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I’m sorry I missed this post. It is so wonderful! Thank you, Mary.
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Thanks Lynda.
Love all of your quilts. Such beautiful designs…and I’m sure they are warm too.
Great for this wintry weather.
Even though it is south of here, I know it can get rather cold in Alabama!
I spent a winter in Anniston, Alabama—way way back in 1972 and I still remember….’twas COLD.
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It can get very cold, for a Californian. LOL! We are adjusting… We had a foot of snow three winters back. That extra cold and snow heralded the tornado swarm the following spring. (Has something to do with the jet stream and the low dipping down so far in winter) I am on pins and needles this season and hoping it will not be a repeat of 2011.
Had to look up Anniston. That’s down in the middle by Burmingham. We are all the way up, about 4 miles from the Tennessee border, and right above Huntsville. 🙂
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fabulous poem Mary! there are so many things in this world that are treasure, life itself is one of them!
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Gorgeous post, Mary! Goes right to the heart. I’m late, sorry. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Big hug to you. Take care.
Dina x
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Thanks Dina So nice to hear from you….any time is right on time!
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Beautiful. Love that gourd photo too.
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Thanks! I live in the suburbs also….but I took the photos of the gourds while I was in the Blue Ridge mountains (near Natural Bridge, Viiginia).
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Wow! I love your work so much. So down to earth and I agree with all the comments above. The photo and story of the bird is very special. Sounds to me like you are a very wonderful individual. Glad to meet you!
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Thank you Drew, Nice to meet you too!
Hmmm—that rhymes.
I think part of me never grew up. 🙂
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It’s the little girl in us, you know. And she is always with us.
I am trying to work on a theme and get one good blog going. The one I’m using now doesn’t allow me Menu’s at the top, so I think I will look for another.
P.S. I’m thankful for Life, too. Bless you!
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Your welcome.
I have a themeless theme.
That’s easier. 😉
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Awesome! And I love your themeless theme. Have a great night!!
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we are so much luckier than other children of earth.
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Yes, humans are very lucky.
Until we choose to fight with each other and destroy everything around us. It makes no sense!
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love your post – gratitude is such an underestimated attitude – as a society we are told to focus on success but success is hollow if we have not learnt gratitude – and success is so ridiculously associated with job role or finances – real success is to have found contentment with life as it is among the people we love and to be always grateful – thank you for the reminder
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Thank you!
I agree. So much emphasis is put on job role and finances……I often have to remind myself of the great value of the love around me!
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Hi there, Mary! Nice to be visiting again! This is a great post, both images and words! It really is the little things, isn’t it? Hope your year is going great!
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Thanks Laurie!
It really is the little things that make life so special.
As far as my year goes, it has been quite interesting so far…. 😉
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