Thankful Thursday

It’s Thankful Thursday hosted by Brian of Brian’s Home. He wants us to post what we’re thankful for.

I think it’s a good thing to do each week. Focus on the positive things in our lives.

Make sure you link up to the Blog Hop at Brian’s Home and get the code to put on your blog. Then visit all the participants.

I’m thankful that I’m breathing fresh air. We’ve had some rain and rain just cleans the air so nicely. Each summer California burns and the air is so bad. I’ll enjoy it now while it’s so fresh.

I’m thankful for sunshine. Some years ago we would have fog that would last all January and February. It never lifted. I would wait for my days off to head up in the foothills to get above the fog line so I could enjoy the sun. It may have been cold, but the sun recharged my batteries.

What are you thankful for today?


1. Brian’s Home
2. It’s a Snap!
3. Animal Shelter Life
4. Mimi’s Meanderings
5. Dash Kitten
6. Timmy Tomcat
7. Cats-astropic-events
8. Eric & Flynn
9. Friendship Friday
10. Zoolatry
11. My GBGV Life
12. Shutterbug
13. 15andMeowing
14. Purrseidon
15. Bionic Basil
16. Comedy Plus
17. My Minds Eye
18. FriendsFurEver
19. Milo Moments
20. Catscue
21. Eastside Cats
22. Stunning Keisha
23. Island Cats
24. Puppy Treats
25. Phamily Blog
26. A Spring Stroll
27. My Tata’s Cottage
28. Patrick Weseland
29. Guido Gazette
30. RompRollRockies
31. Natasha Musing

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76 thoughts on “Thankful Thursday

  1. Nancy Chan says:

    I am also thankful for the fresh air, rain and sun. Thankful that I can take beautiful sky shots and capture all the beautiful moments with my smartphone camera. I could go on and on. Have a blessed week.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      There are so many things to be thankful for. You have a blessed week too, Nancy. 🙂

  2. Memories of Eric and Flynn – I started this blog to show my holiday photos but haven't added to it for so long, but you can see my other holiday photos at https://allatseawithme.blogspot.com My main blog is my cat blog at https://twodevoncats.blogspot.com
    Memories of Eric and Flynn says:

    Living in the countryside we have usually good fresh air, but in the autumn we do get a lot of mist. The fog is the worst when it rolls in from the sea and up the river. Sometimes you can’t see further than 6 feet away. It can last for 2 or 3 days without lifting and makes everything cold and damp.

    I am very thankful that 21 years ago today our boys were born and brought so much love and happiness into our lives.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I’m so happy your boys gave you such joy. They tend to do that don’t they. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      A hint of spring is a welcome sight after a long cold winter. 🙂

  3. My GBGV Life – Minnesota, USA – I am a GBGV, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeén - enjoying my life and sharing my experiences.
    My GBGV Life says:

    We are not rain fans and we usually have plenty, so it is more of a real pain unlike you in CA. We are thankful for all the things we still get to do despite the whole pandemic. Have a wonderful day!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I live in a desert so can’t expect much else. We do love the rain when it decides to visit us. 🙂

  4. Xena, Lucy and Chia – Soddy Daisy, TN USA
    Xena and Lucy says:

    Sandee, being thankful for the weather, whatever it is, creates a blessing in our lives, especially since there is nothing we can do about it.
    We are still waiting on Riley’s right eye to show more signs of improvement after his surgery and consequent ulcer in it; I am giving thanks in advance for his eye to be restored to wholeness. I hope anyone who reads this will give thanks with me.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      In the summer here you can see a see of smoky air from all the fires. 🙂

  5. Sandra Hangey says:

    we are in need of rain and i would be thankful if it comes, but I do love sunshine the most.. an fog/rain the least. I love the smell after a good hard rain, and the way the world looks clean and refreshed

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Living in Florida you get more sunshine than rain. I get that. 🙂

  6. Corinne Rodrigues – Hyderabad, India – I write about life, gratitude, healing, wellness, relationships, creativity and anything that strikes my fancy!
    Corinne Rodrigues says:

    I can send you some sunshine from India, Sandee! But I know how sun must feel after a long winter.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We are doing okay now, Corinne, but there are times we don’t see the sun for weeks. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It sure is, my friend. I always go outside to enjoy it too. Hugs. 🙂

  7. Cecilia Upchurch says:

    For sure I understand the clean air. Currently our city is covered in the evil yellow dust of the devil aka pollen. EVERYTHING is yellow. You can blow off the porch and steps…if you are brave…and are wearing an oxygen tank. But it only is clean for a nano second.
    Hugs Cecilia

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Oh the spring spreading of pollen. Thank goodness I don’t have hay-fever. 🙂

  8. catscue
    catscue says:

    Fresh air is wonderful! Right as I was reading your thankful and thinking that, one of the kitties used the litter box and the air wasn’t so fresh anymore – MOL!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I remember that. It can get pretty back if you don’t stay on top of it. 🙂

  9. Eugi – Atlanta Ga – A Pushcart Prize nominee in 2025, my poetry appears in twelve anthologies, and my work is published across six platforms, inclusive of WordPress, PoetrySoup, Spillwords, BlueSky, Mastodon, and Tumblr. I am among those who received Socialite of the Year (Honorary Award) for the Year 2025 by Spillwords Press. I’m thrilled in be in the company of such a talented group of kindred souls. Now retired, I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 40 years being rewarded professionally and personally.
    -Eugenia says:

    I am thankful spring has sprung in our area! Hubby spruced up our balcony with new plants and bird feeders. We sat out there for our happy hour and enjoyed a nice relaxing evening. Happy Thursday!

  10. Kathe W. – Married to my best pal, mother of three grown children, retired and wouldn't be able to fit work in now-too busy having fun and learning new things every day.
    Kathe W. says:

    Great thankfuls! I too am thankful for the sunshine! and I am also thankful for the rain. We have had over 7 days of sun and last night it rained- yay…..this way Mother Nature waters our yards full of sprouting perennials! Have a great day! xoxoxo

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Yes nothing like Mother Nature taking care of the watering. You have a great day too. 🙂

  11. Kismet – New River, Arizona. – I'm a 16 year old Indian Ringneck parrot curmudgeon in New River, Arizona in the wild west country. If you're a sunflower seed, you're dinner.
    Kismet says:

    You wouldn’t say that a month from now here in Arizona

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I know. We have some boating neighbors that come to Willow Berm every May and leave back to Arizona in October. 🙂

      • Kismet – New River, Arizona. – I'm a 16 year old Indian Ringneck parrot curmudgeon in New River, Arizona in the wild west country. If you're a sunflower seed, you're dinner.
        Kismet says:

        Those who come in October and leave in April to escape the snow and cold are called snowbirds. Those who you describe are called sunbirds. Why do birds always get the short end of the stick+\

        • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
          Sandee says:

          I would never give you the short end of the stick, Kismet. I love you. 🙂

  12. Marv, Kozmo, Jo Jo & Nutmeg – Midway, BC – This is our Wordpress login. We also create the badges for the Cat Blogosphere. The Cat Blogosphere is INCLUSIVE! Although it is a US based, we accept all pets from around the world! (Including Canadians and Dogs). Each month you can find badges for special events at the Cat Blogosphere. If you need a smaller size, each Month we upload smaller versions of the badges to our blog (cats-astrophic-events . blogspot . com extra spaces around the .) BTW, we ARE CANADIAN! Elbows Up!
    Marv, Jo Jo, Kozmo, Cinnamon and Barb says:

    Wonderful thankful! Thanks Sandee! We are thankful for YOU! You rock! Marv sends head butts and whisker kisses.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I’m thankful for you too. Tell Marv I love him and give him a big smooch. 🙂

  13. Dakota/Caren/Cody – Michigan – Freelance writer, pet blogging professional, product influencer, half of the writing team behind Dakota's Den and "Cat Chat With Cody & Caren" Most importantly, I am a "pet mom" to Dakota, (Shetland Sheepdog) and Cody (my silver gray tabby!)
    Caren says:

    I’m thankful that Levi appears to enjoy Day Care (he goes one day a week for 5 hours) and he has training there too. They said “Levi is such a HAPPY young student” Made this proud Mama beam!!!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We don’t really have all that good of air here most of the time. We live in a big valley were all the bad stuff settles. When the fires start it’s even worse. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We are in the central part of California. Modesto/Stockton, so we are a long way from you. 🙂

  14. Timmy Tomcat – Plymouth Meeting, PA – I am one Big Beeyootifur Bloo! Yessir!
    Timmy Tomcat says:

    The air after a rain is so invigorating. I like a bit further into summer when you get the scent of worms and life working

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      And smoke from all the fires here. Every. Summer. Prayers continue for Timmy. 🙂

  15. Eastside Cats Blog – Metro Detroit, Michigan USA – Follow my three cat families and other cat antics at https://eastsidecats.blogspot.com/
    Eastside Cats says:

    I am grateful that my 1 hour team meeting only lasted 15 minutes! Those meetings can really be a drag on the day, and now I’ve got extra time.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Oh meetings are such a time waster in my view. My inbox is overflowing and there are big head meetings to attend. 🙂

  16. Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
    Tails Around the Ranch says:

    There’s nothing quite like a cleansing rain to make one smile with gratitude.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We’ve had the same, Barbara. More rain would be nice. Happy Thursday. 🙂

  17. Patricia
    Patricia says:

    The pollen here is awful and I sneeze and cough and will have a runny nose until end of May. I am thankful for the rain every few days that clears the air.

  18. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens says:

    Thankful for sunshine and daffodils! 🙂 Happy Thursday, Sandee! xo

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Spring is such a delight to behold. Happy Thursday, Bette. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It sure puts a spring in my step, Carol. Love and hugs to you both. 🙂

  19. Anne Marie Robinson says:

    Sandee fresh air is so important. You have a great thankful and rain, that is always good especially here where they claim we are constantly in a drought. I had a time linking in with Brian’s Home today. Silly technology. we think alike. SUnshine was on my list too. HUGS

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We do think alike and that’s a good thing. Linking can be trying at times. I’m glad you got it done. 🙂

  20. InvisiblyMe – United Kingdom – Health, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain & Disability Blogger at InvisiblyMe : Live a visible life, whatever your health > ★ www.invisiblyme.com ★ FB/Twitter/Insta : @invisiblymeblog twitter.com/invisiblymeblog instagram.com/invisiblymeblog facebook.com/invisiblymeblog
    Invisibly Me says:

    Rain really can be very refreshing. Unfortunately we get a lot of it in the UK but I can imagine how cleansing it must be when it’s hot or when there are so many fires. I do like a good rainstorm to clear the air, and it’s lovely that the sunshine has come out for you there too. A good day! 🙂 xx

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It’s terrible here int he summer, Caz. Can’t see across the street hardly. Awful. 🙂

  21. Anne M Robinson says:

    A Ha! I snuck iun your page and posted my second link to brians home! It was an act to get r done! Ha Ha Ha! I think you are my twin. Perhaps just sisters from other parents. Hee Hee Hee! I loved yout hankfuls and always love visiting you. You are so blessed and so very loved.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We are twins and that’s a good thing, Anne. I’m very proud to be your sister. Love you back. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Yes that one usually fails. There are so many pretty plants and you just can’t resist. Happy weekend. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We’re enjoying it too. I’ve removed my socks from the mix and pretty soon the flip flops will be the shoe of the day. Smooches to my buddy Luke. 🙂

  22. Michelle – Hi, I am Michelle, I am married to a wonderful Christian man & my best friend ever, in the world. We live in the Peachy state of GA. I hope to inspire and encourage you through my blog posts.
    Michelle says:

    I’m glad you have some fresh air to breathe. I can’t imagine so many fires. May you have a blessed Spring and Summer.🤗((Hugs))

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Yes California burns all summer long. Many fires and the air is so bad for months. 🙂

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