The day is sunny, the temperature crisp. What could be better than a walk with my husband on Thanksgiving day? We timed it prior to any gorging so we wouldn’t be dragging our bloated bodies up ravines, nor accidentally rolling down them.
I’m thankful for being able to walk, for living in proximity to many wooded trails and for the trees that create the forest. I’m thankful for leaves that fall onto the soft duff and the patterns they display while decaying.
I’m thankful for banana slugs and their varied “outerwear” from mottled leopard spots to pure ochre; for the way their curious antennae protrude and retract in relation to the environment; for the fantastic shapes they can make with their bodies.
I’m thankful for lichens, fungi, mushrooms and edible plants that make me feel like I’m part of nature—because I am. But most of all I’m thankful for my relationship with God, family and friends, all of whom make life so dear.
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