A basket of thanks

Early Monday morning found me walking around the lake.  The usual few amount of people for the start of the week were out as well.  The man in the picture walking down the path is one of the regulars.  I don't know his name but we always say good morning when we pass.  I find him to be an inspiration.  He walks with a cane and yet there he is every morning walking around the lake.  He goes slow but he makes it all the way around.

There were NO geese on the lake.  Weird not to see any.  This is the second time.  I saw two deer, a cute little chipmunk, and a few rabbits.  I saw a heron fly low over the water and then a second one came by following the first one.  Really cool to see two of them flying low together!  I also saw a bird with a gray body, with a white stripe around his neck, and a black crested head.  I looked for it in my bird book but couldn't find it.  Tried looking it up on line too but no luck.  Maybe I'll see it again and will be able to get a picture. It was too far away to get a good picture today.
It was on the warm side but cloudy and dreary.  Some fog around at first too.  I walked 6.1 miles.

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Giving Thanks Day Number 15

This one might sound a bit strange but 

I am Thankful for Thank You notes and cards. :-)

When I do something or give something to someone,

I really don't expect anything in return, 

not even thank you notes.

But when I do get one it makes me happy.

I keep a basket where I put all my thank you notes and cards.

Some times when my day isn't going so great,

I stop and read those thank you notes

and it really does make me smile once again.

A Thank You for all the people who have ever sent me one

because you have brightened my day. :-)

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Every once in a while where Ken works they have something called a "Pig in Day" where everyone brings in some food dish and they sit around and eat for an hour or so during work.  Ken was going to make chili himself but I volunteered to make it for him.  I had most of the ingredients already but needed a few things, so this morning I walked over to the Giant and bought them.  Then I put everything together in the slow cooker to cook for the next 8 hours or so.  House smells good and I wish I was making this chili for me!
I also made Apple Cinnamon Muffins.  Very easy from a Martha White mix.
Supper tonight is going to be Baked Ziti, one of our favorites.  I cooked the ziti this morning and just have to put it all together and bake it later.

I did some ironing and other house chores and now I'm going to go and finish that book that I didn't quite finish yesterday. 

Hope your Monday was a good one.
Happyone :-)

He who sits by the fire,

thankless for the fire,

is just as if he had no fire.

Nothing is possessed save in appreciation,

of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient.

But a thankful heart hath a continual feast.

~W.J.Cameron