Carol A. Hand
Grateful for sharing a visit to a garden
with the dear friend who delighted in each bloom
and greeted everyone we met with kindness
as we shared a lunch at a local “greasy spoon”
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Grateful for the gentle man who paints houses
and writes novels for sharing his creative stories
as we stood for hours under grey July skies
on an unseasonably cool day in these northern territories
Grateful to the dragonfly/damselfly (?) for choosing to stay
resting on my jacket sleeve with gossamer wings still
gazing into my eyes in the afternoon sun
before taking flight again and traveling where s/he will
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Grateful for all the simple gifts that remind me of the many faces of beauty.
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Wonderful & positive reflections, dear Carol! Great! 🙂
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Maria. ❤
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🙂
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Every time I read your words and view your beautiful photographs, you remind me of how marvellous life is. Thank you Carol. (Again!) xx
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Dear Nelly, thank you so much for such lovely, thoughtful comments. I send my best wishes. ❤
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Beautifully expressed… lovely writing.
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Thank you so much for your lovely, thoughtful comments, Iris. ❤
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It’s a pleasure, Carol. 🙂 I appreciate your visit and thank you. Lovely to meet you! ❤
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Thank you, Iris. It’s a pleasure to meet you, too, and I’m grateful for finding your lovely blog. 🙂
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Beautiful Carol! I’m grateful reading it. 🙏🏻💕
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Thank you so much for your kind and lovely comments, Karen. ❤
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What a beautiufl post!!!
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Bethany. ❤
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This was beautiful! Thanks Carol!!! Always a pleasure!!
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Thank you for your kindness, dear Hector. ❤
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Thank YOU Carol!!!
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Gratitude…and grace. So beautiful, dear Carol. It is our love for all things which will sustain us in these very challenging times. What a lovely post to remind us to be grateful.
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Thank you for your beautiful reflections, Carrie, and for your lovely comments. ❤
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I’m grateful too. Thank you for helping me stay rooted in gratitude and simplicity.
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Thank you for your always lovely comments, Tori. ❤
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Thank you for the reminder to be present and notice the beauty in this life, even in the smallest things, and to be grateful.
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Dear MJ, thank you for your thoughtful, lovely comments. ❤
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This was a breath of peace after reading your political post. ❤ If only we could all look around us and into each other's faces and see only beauty.
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🙂 I wrote this in the morning, inspired by the dragonfly/damselfly, before I checked my email. These days, I hesitate to post critical, “bad-news,” or angry reflections. There are too many of those these days and too few that encourage us to look for peace and everyday beauty. But Nolan’s example is inspiring, too, and his message is crucial. ❤
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enough gratitude’s here
to really make me smile 🙂
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Thank you, David, for sharing your kind words and smile. ❤
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I love your beautiful observations of nature 😊 I often see dragonflies of varying hues when I sit still in my garden, they are fascinating, how wonderful to have one sit with you like that. 🌼
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Chris, it’s such a pleasure to hear from you. 🙂 Thank you so much for your lovely comments, and for sharing your reflections about dragonflies. ❤
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Your caring shines through in your writing and the interchanges with those who comment on your blog, Carol A.
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Bob, it’s always a gift to hear from you. Thank you for your kind and lovely comments. ❤
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So lovely, Carol. 🙏❤
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Thank you for your kind words, Pamela. ❤
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Thank you for the positivity🙂
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments, Thrifty Campers. 🙂
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