It is The Season for Thanksgiving~

Happy Thanksgiving Greetings to those celebrating in the United States,

and to all people of all countries, for we are to be grateful for all that we have every day, in all things and in all ways.

For my family, my friends, my faith, my home and all things that make up my life, I am forever grateful.  

  It is the season of Thanksgiving. If only the wind could speak, or that we could see it, yet such a mighty force, we cannot, only do we see what it has caused. We each have things that we hold onto and need to release, or it just becomes a heavier burden to carry. The year is quickly coming to an end and why wait for New Years resolutions, when each of us is here right now...Life beckons us to love those near to our heart, even when they are hurting us, as well as to always remain in a forgiving state, whereby, we have no regrets.
I struggle with the last statement often, for there are times when we just are overwhelmed with the issues of others placed upon us.

So thankful for life, it's journey, sunrise and sunset, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, the beauty of creation that surrounds us, for the sweetness in the fragrance of this life we all sometimes take for granted. 

~Happy Thanksgiving week~  

For this post, I have used the three most hunted creatures during this season.

The photographs were taken just before all canopy of leaves fell to the ground.   

We are not hunters, and we have mixed feelings about hunting.  

The White-tailed Deer, Gray, as well as Red-Fox Squirrels are hunted in nearby woodlands, and of course this time of year for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Wild Turkeys.

All images were taken on our property, other than the Red-Fox Squirrel, and the Wild Turkeys, which were just around the block from us.

Above and below is one of my favorite deer, one that I fondly call Buckey.  

He has been around a couple of years now and yet has been missing in action for the most part this past month.  

Not only is it hunting season, but rutting season too.  

I am so hoping that at the end of the season, he is still here among us.

What is your favorite holiday dishes?

Mine is homemade sage dressing, roasted Brussels sprouts,  fresh cranberry sauce and homemade mashed potatoes with gravy.

Enjoy your holiday with your loved ones~

Remember to double click on the first image, to view a larger slideshow presentation after you have read the narratives~

I will be linking up with Judith for:

www.lavendercottagegardening.com

Mosaic Monday

&

Stewart for:

   http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com.au/

Wild Bird Wednesday

 

This Gray Squirrel is enjoying the fruit of a Hedge-apple~

Red-Fox and Gray Squirrels~

Thank you for stopping by.  Our beloved dogs Silveit, 2 1/2 and Meaka soon to turn 8~