Long summer... lot's of fires in Napa, Santa Rosa and surrounding areas

 Horrible destruction of homes... lost human lives and dead animals.

 Now the fires ravaged Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County..

 and continue to burn. 

So, as we head toward Christmas and a New Year...

 lets be thankful for the gifts that we have in our lives.

It's hard to see the blessings when so many suffer around us,

 but do what you can do and try to make someone's life easier.

 Put up that Christmas tree

 and decorate the heck out of it.

 Life is short and we don't know what is around the corner...

 so be happy and live in the moment. 

It's all we have. 

 

Don't you marvel at how nature works... 

how it all seems to find a way to be a part of this world. 

How it pushes it's way through obstacles

 and leaves without the fears that we, the humans, seem to get caught up in.

How it makes allowances 

How it knows things. 

Wordless Wednesday- Winter