Today I am thankful for...
-the creative mind of a little babe. While I do roll my eyes and get frustrated over the temper tantrums that result because of a "buddy" not having this or that (especially at bedtime), I also smile at the creativity behind it. Can you identify the fish that she is holding below? (In case you can't see it that well, I'll tell you that it is a sculpin. She actually touched a live one at the nature center last week, so then we had a whole play session centered around it at home. I had to hold the sculpin while she got the cooler all set with water for it. I'm glad that I only had to hold the imaginary one.)
-a husband who not only made sourdough pancakes this weekend (eaten with berries from our yard and foraged on my morning run), but also spent the weekend refinishing old wooden floor boards from our attic. They became the ceiling in our daughter's bedroom and it looks awesome!
-pollinators. This world needs more of them.
-lilies! The first pink one bloomed on Friday. The shape and texture just amaze me and the fact that so much energy is spent creating something so beautiful that only gets to shine for a day. Nature is crazy sometimes.
What are you thankful for?