Giving Thanks

The turkey has been dissected, the pumpkin pie devoured, the football game is on. But there is so much more for which we can be thankful. First on my list is family, and the opportunity to visit them way here south in Miami. There are many other blessings on my list, too: my husband and I are both working, for example. We are in good health. Our children are making us proud.
But special for me is the opportunity to observe and share creation. The wondrous complexity of our world, our universe, never fails to amaze me. Some say this intricacy is itself evidence of a Supreme Being, a creative Intelligence that designed all we see. Others observe evolution (more fact than theory!) and do not see a need to credit a Higher Power. Still others feel that these two views are not mutually exclusive.
However you think or believe, I hope you enjoy the photos and videos I post here, and learn a little about our world. And give respect… and thanks… where due.

The picture above was taken at the Paynes Prairie rest stop off I-75 in Gainesville, Florida. The gray strands hanging like tinsel from the live oak tree is Spanish Moss, an epiphyte that is not parasitic.