I’m thankful for the gift of a walk in the park. I took walks for granted until an injury took walks away. Today, I got the go ahead to take walks again; so walk I did! Straight into the park. For the first time this Fall, I heard leaves crunch beneath my feet! I stood beneath this tree watching sun shine straight through the leaves, and a month of homebound melted away. I squinted, peered through the viewfinder, and clicked the shutter wanting to preserve the moment, the feeling, the freedom. Birds chirped happy. Sunlight through honey-hued leaves is good for the soul!
I’m dedicating November to giving thanks! For years, I’ve kept a gratitude journal in which I jot down things that I’m thankful for. During this month when we’ll celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, I’m going to take my gratitude for God’s good gifts one step further by photographing a particularly meaningful gift each day for my 365 project! I've always viewed the subjects of my images as gifts, but I'm looking forward to this month of intentionally labeling them as such. This will enable me to spend a bit more time dwelling on God's goodness and offering the thanks that He deserves. If anyone would like to join me in this celebration of grace, please do! I’ll be tagging my images: all-is-grace.
Your narrative blessed my heart! It does us good to be thankful.... especially for the little, every-day things. I would love to join you in this, but I will be doing good to get a picture up each day. I will be blessed and inspired by following you this month!!
@cejaanderson Thank you, Jane! Oh, I am so thrilled to be able to increase my activity a little bit; and it felt wonderful to be out in the fresh air! I really appreciate your comment and fav on this image. The light coming through those leaves was such a gift!
@ckwiseman Thank you so very much for your kindness, Carolyn! I really appreciate your comment, and I certainly agree that thankfulness does us good. Your words touched my heart. Thank you again!
@pej Thank you so much, Paul! I certainly was grateful to get the news that I could increase my activity a bit. Being out in the fresh air was such a treat!
So glad to hear the good news! Know you'll take it easy still, but just to be able to be outside and enjoy the beauty like this must have really made this a special day!
@my_photofun Thank you so much for your enthusiastic comment and the fav! I love blue and yellow together, and the sunlight coming through the leaves was magical!
@milaniet Thank you! The sunshine, blue sky, fresh air, crunching leaves, and birds chirping made for a wonderful outing! I still have six weeks of healing to do, but being able to increase my activity a bit and walk outside is such a thrill!
@novab Thank you so much for your kindness! I still have six weeks of healing to do, but I am so excited to be able to increase my activity and get outside!
Great shot and so pleased you are up and about again, who would have thought a simple walk in the park could sound like a real adventure you paint such a great picture with your words. Fav
@lhart Thank you very much, Lynne, for that very kind comment and the fav! To be outdoors walking in the park was such a thrill. It was as if I was seeing everything for the very first time!
Wonderful news, that you're back on your feet again! Congratulations on your return to the great outdoors. Beautiful picture you created to mark the moment with .
Beautiful image and narrative. And what a good reminder of how many blessings we tend to take for granted until something like your injury happens. So glad that in your case it was temporary and you're back on your feet. FAV
@skstein Thank you so much, Sandy, for your kind words and fav! The joy of being able to walk a little bit outside nearly overwhelmed, and it couldn't have been a prettier day!
@lisamccloskey Being able to go outside on that beautiful day was truly a gift! I love the interesting way you view the leaf edges in this image. I hadn't thought of them as burnt before, but you're right. That is exactly what they look like! Thank you for your thoughtful comment. :-)
November 6th, 2015
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