Thankfulness 2018: Week 25

The third week in June was week 25.  It was the week after I returned from Dagmar.  From my log, it seems like it was a quiet and good week in Lake Wobegon.  Some thankfulness highlights:

• A cool breeze off the big lake
• Air conditioning (must have  been hot that week)
• A better perspective and feeling more positive
• Fresh vegetables and adventures in cooking them
• Feeling like making jokes
• Having a house not prone to flooding during heavy rain
• A reminder about life being short
• Progress seen on yard work
• Delicious grilled food
• Going for a bike ride

And a few pictures from the "ordinary days" of the week to help illustrate things:

The vegetable adventure - my CSA (Community Support Agriculture) half share.  Getting my hippie on with fresh, organic vegetables every week.  After this summer I might be crunchy enough to move to Oregon.

Freshly weeded flower beds bring a nice feeling of satisfaction.

I took a bike ride around town and stopped at the little city bandstand to listen to the city band play their Sunday evening concert.

Thankfulness 2018: Week 24

Week 24 was the second week in June.  I made a last minute purchase of an airline ticket and went to Dagmar for 'vention for a couple days.  I didn't get to be there for the whole time, but it was very nice just the same to see family and friends.  Some of the things I was thankful for that week were:

• Laughing at work
• A hymn in my head in the morning
• A friend giving a different perspective
• A good morning greeting
• Virtual Friday
• People who make me laugh heartily
• Feeling welcomed and loved and trusted
• God speaking in 'vention right away
• Prairie beauty
• Fun hanging out with women my age
• Dad (it was Father's Day)
• Hearing a western meadowlark singing

Early in the week I spent several hours getting the front third of my flower beds looking pretty good.

It was special to see my dad on Father's Day, which I don't think I had done for a very long time.

It's your usual Sunday morning.  Just browning 70 pounds of hamburger for lunch.

One of my favorite views.

This picture doesn't do the sunset we saw justice.  It was awesomely beautiful for maybe 5 minutes, and then the bright colors faded.  It was a good reminder to stop and appreciate nature's beauty when we see it.