Thankful Thursday

Posted on by Sandee

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.

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I’m thankful for Mother Nature and all the beauty she gives us to enjoy. Stopping to enjoy the flowers is something I’ve always done. Always makes me smile.
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“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” William Shakespeare

What are you thankful for today?

1. Brian’s Home
2. Animal Shelter Life
3. Messymimi
4. Timmy Tomcat
5. Living with LouLou
6. Zoolatry
7. One Spoiled Cat
8. My GBGV Life
9. A Shutterbug
10. Purrseidon		 11. FriendsFurEver
12. 15andMeowing
13. Comedy Plus
14. Milo Moments
15. My Minds Eye
16. Catscue
17. Lisa
18. Curious as a Cathy
19. Eastside Cats
20. The LLB Gang		 21. Jen’s Musings
22. Friendship Friday
23. Marvelous Marv
24. Phamily Blog
25. My Tata’s Cottage
26. Musings
27. Layla’s Woof
28. Elsa & Norman

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62 thoughts on “Thankful Thursday”

  6. 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.
    -Eugi ☕️ says:

    Beautiful photos and I love the quote! Happy Thursday!

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

    I’m going with thankful for flowers, too. I try to enjoy them in nature and other people’s yards since they all seem to die when I plant them.

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

      I have a green thumb, but I don’t want to care for them anymore. I enjoy everyone else’s flowers. 🙂

      Reply
  10. 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:

    I’m thankful that birds don’t get covid

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

      Nature is such a gift for sure. Not when she’s angry, but when she’s happy it is a beautiful gift. 🙂

      Reply
  18. The OP Pack says:

    You picked some beauties here today. Some of our flowers are doing very well, like the penta and geraniums, but some of the others are not liking the heat at all. We aren’t either:(

    Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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

      It’s not as hot right now, but this weekend will be hot. Scritches to the precious pups. 🙂

      Reply
  24. 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:

    Mother nature is amazing! And I gotta say the photos are spectacular! We are thankful for you dear furrend! We LOVE you! Marv sends head butts and whisker kisses

    Reply
  25. Anne M Robinson says:

    I love the beautiful flowers you have shared. I am already thinking about Spring and planting more tulips this fall. Love your share and always the perfect words to go with it all. Have a blessed weekend my friend. HUGS

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

      I’m not a garden person. Never cared for it. Probably because I was raised on a farm. Hugs. 🙂

      Reply
  27. Jen
    Jen says:

    We have had so much rain this summer that are literally flowers everywhere! It is so pretty. The bugs are less pretty, but I am going to focus on the flowers!

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

      Dryer than a bone here. Smoke from the fires as usual. I’m ready for some rain. 🙂

      Reply
  28. 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:

    Beautiful blooms… 💞 Grateful for nature’s wonders every day! xo

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

      Me too, Bette. Mother Nature is most amazing. Happy day and weekend. 🙂

      Reply
      • 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:

        Ditto! 💞

        Reply
  29. Jan K – United States
    Jan K says:

    I’m thankful Autumn is on the way – we are finally ready for it after the latest heat wave, and being carried away by mosquitoes every time we go outside!

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

      We’re entering a heatwave this weekend. I’m ready for fall too. Another smooch to Luke. 🙂

      Reply
  30. darlamsands
    darlamsands says:

    I enjoyed a walk around my neighborhood today. Though a steamy, humid experience, seeing what others planted or place in their yards gave me a huge boost. Best wishes, my dear.

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

      Our yard looks terrible, but they are finally working our our home. All the flooring is gone and Thursday they start the new floors. We’re so excited. Best wishes back, Darla. 🙂

      Reply

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