4 November
30 days of Thankful
day 4 of 30
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I am thankful for the beauty of the world around me
on this rather tiny island
on this rather tiny island
Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Wonderful photograph for entry of this weeks letter... i can image what you must feel by a sight like this.
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♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)
So peaceful.
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Doesn't it worry you when the achingly beautiful
ReplyDeletesea is so calm?
There could be a storm on the horizon!
You live in a beautiful part of the world,
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team,
Oh, the colors in this photo take my breath away! The quiet rose-gold sky with navy bits of land on the horizon, set against a shimmering teal sea--so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty scene!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking! Oh how beautiful. Enjoy your tiny island this day.
ReplyDeleteVery soft colors. I like your theme of thankfulness and think I will follow your lead on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteYou live in such a beautiful place and it's lovely that you appreciate it and don't take it for granted. Like you, I am grateful for life on a beautiful - though somewhat bigger - island.
ReplyDeletelovely sea image.
ReplyDeletea sea could be angry and restless at times too.
i wish I had quiet...
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
Lovely and beautiful photo for Q ~ quiet
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Happy Week,
artmusedog and carol
Quiet and peaceful!
ReplyDeleteVery soothing image.
Happy ABCW!
beautiful.
ReplyDeletePhoto almost looks like a watercolor. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much beauty around if we just look. The water is always changing but always beautiful.
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