Thanks .. for .. Giving

11/27/2013

AUTUMN COLORS IN THE SAN JUANS OF COLORADO

What can we be more thankful for than this floating mass called Earth, which provides the air we breath, the water we drink, and the food we eat? It is our sustenance .. the willing provider of everything we require to maintain our physical selves.

I love our home .. Mother Earth. The wonders of Her never cease to amaze and enthrall .. when I am wise enough to hold my eyes wide open and be attuned to her beauty. She freely provides the answers to our philosophical pursuits .. she naturally maintains equilibrium by being perfectly balanced at all times. Our bodies are Her crowning achievement ... providing them life so we might have physical continuity which facilitates our never ending quest for mental and spiritual perfection.

There are a few photos below that will clearly demonstrate why, on this Thanksgiving Day, I am thankful for Mother Earth and all she provides us ...

from Kauai to Paris .. and all places between

Magnificent Mother Earth
Her Bounty comes freely .. we need only to respect, cherish, and be Thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !
Bill

8 Comments

Sonja

11/28/2013 12:53:19 am

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Bill! Your pics are gorgeous as usual! What is the new Vegan going to eat for dinner today? Tofurkey? Have a wonderful day. :-)

Bill link

11/28/2013 07:04:43 am

Papaya, a juiced pineapple, fresh greens, coconut water, some awesome Anahola Granola, wonderful Kauai Apple Bananas, etc. etc. Life is great and the Turkeys won't be pissed off at me today! Happy Thanksgiving, Sonja, and Mahalo!

Karen Cafarella

11/28/2013 05:53:22 am

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Beautiful pictures.

Bill link

11/28/2013 07:06:17 am

Mahalo et Merci Karen. I hope your day is Perfect .. Happy Thanksgiving !! Aloha et Au revoir

Dad

11/28/2013 05:57:11 am

And a very happy Thanks-for-Giving to you and Beanie !
Beautiful pictures as usual. The orchids always take my breath away.

Bill link

11/28/2013 07:08:11 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD ! Thank you so much for your readership and for many happy trips to The Sinks. Hope your day is fantastic! Love, Bill

Pat Cargill

11/29/2013 03:21:04 am

Greetings from Roanoke, VA, Bill. It has been a lovely day. Bright sunshine, cold crisp air and a ride -- truly -- "over the river and thru the woods" via Hwy 460, to family near the Tidewater. I have always loved this drive, mostly woodsey and rural, on the path Lee took to Appomattox. You can see deeper into the forests now that the trees are bare and my eyes are always searching for an animal sighting. I like to think about those who lived on this land hundreds of years ago. In these silents woodlands Native Americans, true stewards of Maman Terre, lived and gave great thanks for all they took and took only what was required to survive. Theirs was a spiritual relationship with nature, the deepest part of their worldview. Found this:

Love of the Land

The old people came literally to love the soil, and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power. It was good for the skin to touch the earth, and the old people liked to remove their moccasins and walk with bare feet on the sacred earth.
Their tipis were built upon the earth and their altars were made of earth. The birds that flew in the air came to rest upon the earth, and it was the final abiding place of all things that lived and grew.
The soul was soothing, strengthening, cleansing, and healing. This is why the old Indian still sits upon the earth instead of propping himself up and away from its life-giving forces. For him, to sit or lie upon the ground is to be able to think more deeply and to feel more keenly.
He can see more clearly into the mysteries of life and come closer in kinship to other lives about him.

- Chief Luther Standing Bear -
Teton Sioux, Born 1868

p.s. I deleted my Industrial/Tech-age diatribe -- thank goodness. A now late Happy Thanksgiving to you, and thanks for the beautiful photos and your thoughts.

Bill link

11/29/2013 04:49:55 am

What a wonderful comment, Pat .. chock full of wisdom and insight. Merci Beaucoup for taking the time to share this with everyone. I hope your Thanksgiving turned out to be Fantastic and was filled to the brim with animal sightings! Cheers to Maman Terre and Cheers to you! Mahalo et Merci

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