On Being Thankful

These pictures, taken over the past week and a half, will be the backdrop for what I’d like to say this eve before Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for this child.

I believe he was born capable.

However, it’s just been in the last five years or so that he’s gotten the height and strength to to go along with it.

Because of that, he is a major help to his dad.

I am thankful to have a “job” that allows me, in between outside projects, to jump on my horse bareback and take him for a quick ride just because the weather is warm, too warm not to take advantage of.  I won’t regret, deep into January, that it took thirty minutes away from mowing.

I’m thankful that the shrub beds are “put to bed”, the mowing is over with and all the outdoor Christmas lights are up and ready to be plugged in this Friday night!

I am thankful that even though I was raised in the country a couple thousand miles from here, I am still living in the country, where after doing “night-duty” (throwing hay and checking on horses) I can walk from the barn to the house by moon light alone.

I am thankful and feel privileged to operate such awesome equipment.

I am thankful that if I ever need to I can add:  “Can operate a combine” to my resume.  I just can’t claim to know what to do if something needs to be adjusted.  “Operate only”.  Operate being the operative word.

I am thankful for this man’s bottomless reserves of patience and his belief in me.

He once said to me, “If I didn’t think you could do I wouldn’t ask you to.”

From time to time over the past couple of weeks this grain semi has been “my” wheels.  I’ll say it again, “I am thankful and feel privileged to operate {and be trusted with} such awesome equipment.”  Period.

I am thankful for fresh water.

This is my bathtub – “water well flush” in progress.  We had issues last week.  It’s all good now….it’s all white and sparkly again, that also means every other dang thing in this house that water can and does touch is too.  Good times!

Clearly, I am thankful for a lot more in life than I could express here but I am thankful that harvest season has been a good one and that it’s about over.  We’re on our last field tonight and should be finished by Sunday!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

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