Walking by Inner Vision Blog

by Lynda McKinney Lambert

~ Weekly Thoughts ~

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Ten Things of Thankful Blog Hop

One: An afternoon nap on a super-charged Friday.

Two: Our daughter’s help at the grocery store and help in getting the groceries put away when we got home.

Three: Readers who sent me notes in response to my last TTOT post. Thank you!

Four: A flashlight that does not require batteries – I use it ever night when the dogs need to go outside.

Five: Writing poems in all seasons and in all circumstances. When I am not writing poems, I am thinking of writing poems as I walk through my day, in my mind.

Six: My dogs and I are early risers – my favorite time of the night is the Fourth Watch – and we are outside in all seasons. The night sky is glorious. There is an overall sense of majesty.

Seven: When I am walking in the snow, I am often thinking of all of the flower bulbs I planted in the fall. I envision them as stirring beneath the frozen earth, and growing roots, in preparation for a gran appearance on the early Spring stage. I know it is going to be a spectacular appearance once the curtain has lifted.

Eight: The mail delivery people. the ones who drive the rural delivery truck ad put the mail in a mailbox along the road. Also, the ones who trudge through the snow and walk over ice to bring the packages to my porch. I wave and shout out to them, “Thank You.”

Nice: Dinner with my husband and our daughter last night at a little local restaurant. They had dinner and I had breakfast. I also had a supernatural revelation while dining and you can read about it in my post on The Evergreen Journal #5.

Ten: I am thnking as I sit in the darkness of my office this morning. I listen to the clock ticking on the wall and the traffic on the highway. I am most thankful that on such days I can stay home and enjoy my day as it unfolds.

A Joyful Bonus for Today!

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I invite YOU to think about things you are thankful for today.

I wish you all a gentle evergreen-sort of day.

Comments

TTOT – February 11, 2022 — 8 Comments

Dyanne Dillon on February 14, 2022 at 11:15 pm said:

Terrific list, Lynda! I think it would be lovely to have help getting the groceries in the house from the car and put away! My husband has a way of showing up right after I finish….
I’ve noticed the hyacinths are pushing their way up in my front yard (and promptly got covered with 8 inches of snow). I love hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, irises, and wish I had more in the spring. The problem is I hate to garden, so come fall, the thought of trying to plant bulbs in my rocky, Ozark soil means I don’t have the spring flowers I wish I had!
- Lynda Lambert on February 15, 2022 at 7:12 am said:
  
  Dyanne, I surely agree with all of that. By fall, I am gardened-out and I have a tough time getting it done. I had to force myself to go plant those bulbs. Last fall, I planted more than I have planted in many years. The reason for that is because I ordered them through the Holland catalogue and I got carried away by the photos – so, when they all arrived, I had to deal with all of those packages of bulbs. Believe me, it was fast and furious planting with no plan in mind at all. Whatever makes it through the winter will be a big surprise. I just know I planted hundreds of bulbs. Now, I am wondering how many escaped the squirrels, too.
Astrid on February 14, 2022 at 6:33 am said:

I love this list! I am blind, but when I still had some useable vision, I too appreciated the night sky. Still, I love sunsets and sunrises. I am not an early riser, but a night owl.
- Lynda Lambert on February 14, 2022 at 10:12 am said:
  
  Thannks for your comment Astrid. What a beautiful name you have. I am also visually impaired – can see contrasts if they are near me. I lost my sight nearly 15 years ago – Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Very suddenly without warning. I went to Pittsburgh, PA for 3 months of Adjustment to Blindness training. I still have day when I am furious about sight loss – but mostly, I forget it. I don’t really see the birds now, but I am aware of they flying in a group – and the geese, I can see the dark forms on the sky if it’s daytime.
messymimi on February 12, 2022 at 10:09 pm said:

Being up before the birds gives a head-start on the day, doesn’t it.
- Lynda Lambert on February 13, 2022 at 7:19 am said:
  
  Hi! Yes. Living in a wooded are beside a winding creek, we can hear a lot of sounds in the darkness. Before dawn the red-tailed hawks are calling and coming and going to the nest to feed the babies. This usually is in progress around 3 am here. We have an owl that is calling every morning before dawn, and the Mourning Doves begin early also. The wild geese fly over after dark as they move from one place in the creek to another a few miles away. I love it all. Thanks for your comment – you made me think more about it. <3
  - Patricia E Brockett on February 13, 2022 at 11:55 pm said:
    
    What a nice list!
    I can only imagine having your daughter’s help at the grocery store and helping you put the items away would be a great help. Just lifting everything in and out of a vehicle isn’t always the easiest thing to do.
    Just curious if always thinking of writing poems is stressful at times or causes you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about such?
    I have never been to your area, but in reading your comment to Mimi, it sounds very similar to our area concerning the same birds being here. Some of my ancestors very early on lived in Pennsylvania. Always had hoped to go there.
    - Lynda Lambert on February 14, 2022 at 10:17 am said:
      
      Thanks for your comment Astrid. What a beautiful name you have. I am also visually impaired – can see contrasts if they are near me. I lost my sight nearly 15 years ago – Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Very suddenly without warning. I went to Pittsburgh, PA for 3 months of Adjustment to Blindness training. I still have day when I am furious about sight loss – but mostly, I forget it. I don’t really see the birds now, but I am aware of they flying in a group – and the geese, I can see the dark forms on the sky if it’s
      daytime.
      
      Pennsylvania is where my ancestors came – in 1730 – they entered Americ in the Philadelphia port, then moved west from there. They settled eventually right where I live and founded the Village of Wurtemburg, where I live. This area is not far from the Ohio border – about a 45 minute drive to Ohio from here. PA is very rural mostly.