Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[WDWEPCOT]

I just spit out my snack on that I was laughing so hard - my most favorite Carol Burnett thing is her doing GWTW
I hope the link below works!!!

 

[PollyannaMom]

TodayTopic (Tues, 3/12) - 3 things you're grateful for outdoors

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Well one I know it’s NOT bugs I don’t care how useful they are !!! The birds are welcome to them !!! I’d be grateful to never see or deal with another one again !! Not afraid of them oh I’ll kill them mo problem I just get tired of dealing with them

Great Outdoors -
All the beautiful wildlife including my adopted friends those yard destroying pesky deer - and that lovely rabbit who enjoys teasing my dog because he knows my dog can’t catch him as I’m walking him and won’t allow it so he sits just out of reach driving my dog nuts !!! - daily fun with the deer & rabbits in my yard !! Thankfully we have NOT seen the skunk or coyotes ( not lately ) or the bobcat !! Hopefully we don’t !!!!

Birds - I’m not including them in the above - I love all the different birds ! I enjoy spotting Robins knowing Spring is coming and especially spotting my beloved Humming birds as I know it’s gonna now be warm !! I so hate seeing them leave in the fall makes me sad !!

Outdoor deco - be it for a holiday or flowers for spring & summer or your fall mums I love outside deco - bringing out your summer furniture and planting your flowers or decking out your house for Halloween or Christmas

I always like the warmer weather - not sure if y’all know this but I don’t care for cold and snow - warm weather brings people outside like bears coming out from hibernation - it’s nice to be outside again !!! Always grateful to have my yard for myself even thou those pesky deer think it’s their yard !!! Some of them are learning to share but I don’t trust them

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Sandlot was a great movie

Warmer weather. God willing one day very so being able to normally and in health get and be outside. My Friday podiatrist appointment will be a huge positive start.

Kids and puppies playing.

Evergreenand flowers.

 

[1420Elexismc]

Outdoor sports
Fairs
Being able to sit on my deck and have coffee

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I’m in a love/hate relationship with the outdoors right now. We don’t get much winter here. We’re just past peak of oak pollen season and everything is neon yellowish green right now. It means a daily sinus headache. While they’re harmless, the yearly onslaught of crane flies is exceptionally bad this year. I can’t complain too much because minus a few random 90 degree days, this time of year usually is pretty mild.

1. Wildflowers- We’re getting into Texas wildflower season. Whether it’s fields dominated by bluebonnets or the countless highways flanked by a tapestry of wildflower colors, it’s a beautiful time to be out and about in Texas.

2. National Parks- With the exceptions of Mesa Verde and Hot Springs, the national parks are all about natural outdoor wonders. Ok, caves aren’t really indoors or outdoors, but I’ll focus on the true outdoors. Whether I’m at the peak of Trail Ridge Road in RMNP and feeling on top of the world or I’m down in Lamar Valley in the middle of bison herds at Yellowstone…it’s the great outdoors at its finest.

3. In the water- I’ve always been fascinated by the aquatic outdoors. I guess, like caves, it’s hard to completely classify it as outdoors since what I’m interested in observing is underwater. Still, it’s nature.

* I thought about outdoor sports, since we’re outside a lot for DD15. Still, I feel like 80% of it is either cold and windy, blistering hot, or in the rain. I’m also still really bitter because she’s currently injured and it’s a situation that makes me really angry. So no outside sports for us for at least a few more weeks.

 

[leebee]

Outdoor things...

Christmas lights. I like my multi-colored icicle lights. We keep them up all year. Nothing like the warm, friendly glow of colorful lights welcoming me home.

My garden. I'm not much of a gardener, so we are talking mostly bulbs and perennials, with the occasional annual thrown in if it is getting too boring. They aren't amazing, luxurious gardens, but they are colorful and pretty.

The rolly-polly little guy who lives out under our shed. He waddles around the yard all summer, taking care of the dandilions for us. I think it's a woodchuck- or a ground hog, not sure what the difference really is.

 

[Tink-osophy]

Outdoors: -

Gardens

Fresh Air

Big Views

 

[Tink-osophy]

... I’m also still really bitter because she’s currently injured and it’s a situation that makes me really angry. So no outside sports for us for at least a few more weeks.

Oh, no! I hope she heals quickly and feels much better soon. xx

 

[bluecastle]

Outdoor things...

Christmas lights. I like my multi-colored icicle lights. We keep them up all year. Nothing like the warm, friendly glow of colorful lights welcoming me home.

I’m glad to know someone else who keeps up their Christmas lights! We will keep lighting ours until our HOA tells us not to. It started during the pandemic. A bunch of us just never took them down after the required date (Jan.15), as a kind of symbol of hope and fellowship.

 

[bluecastle]

Allergies aside
1. Flowering trees in the spring. I just get so happy seeing them everywhere.
2. I am not a gardener. Never have been, even before back problems. But I am a great appreciator of other peoples’ gardening! I love walking through the neighborhood and seeing what others have planted.
3. Playgrounds; we have so many in our area and it is a wonderful activity to do with our DGD.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

I love that two of you keep up Christmas lights. For me, Christmas really is everyday in terms of my faith.

Prayers for your daughter Trigger Tigger. PM me if she would enjoy some mail

 

[PollyannaMom]

Playgrounds; we have so many in our area and it is a wonderful activity to do with our DGD.

Oooh, that's a good one! It reminds me of a really fun summer when DS was little. We made it a point to visit all the playgrounds in the area we could - even took a picture at each one and made a poster.

Talking about that reminds me of photography - a favorite outdoor pastime of mine. I love taking cool nature photos!

And for my third outdoor thing I'm grateful for - lakes! I grew up in the Finger Lakes region, and being by any lake now makes me feel so peaceful.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Oh, no! I hope she heals quickly and feels much better soon. xx

Thank you! She’s showing significant improvement which hopefully means no long term damage. She may even be cleared to return to play on the earlier side of her recovery window. I’m just still so angry. None of this ever should have happened. Oh well…have to move forward.

 

[SpaceMan5]

Golf - no matter the weather but really like the 70 degree days

Driving - taking the car out on some winding roads on a sunny day, moon roof open, windows down

Beaches - Cannon Beach OR. I know I have referred to CB a bunch but it is truly an amazing place.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Tigger

PollyannaMomWhat a lovely mom you also are! What a fantastic thing to do with your son to create a lasting memory! Do you two still have the posters, I hope!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Wed, 3/13) - 3 things you're grateful for beginning with the letter A

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Apple Pie
Alaska - loved visiting there so grateful I got to go
Animals

 

[slo]

Good Morning!

#1 - Alarm Clocks - I use it for waking up, and I set an alarm on my phone to remind me to do something.

#2 - Ankles - I have an ankle issue for life, which makes me realize all the time how important healthy ankles are.

#3 - Air - Fresh air specifically. I’m having a lot of that here in Florida. The air in NW Indiana is never all that great with all the industry close to me.

 

[leebee]

Asparagus. It's always been a favorite veggie, and when we were kids we'd giggle about the "next morning" after-effects!

Art. I've always been a "science" girl, facts and figures. My sister was the art major in the family. However, about 15 years ago, I discovered I really appreciate art, and love going to art museums. Who knew?

Apes. I am fascinated by apes and how closely we are related, how similar we are to them. About 25 years ago we went to see Jane Goodall speak and it was so interesting and inspiring.