Gratitude

This weeks photo challenge was to be inspired by gratitude, especially since Thanksgiving is coming up soon. Now I always have gratitude for my family and friends and all the many things I am blessed to have in my life, however I chose this image of a blooming rose to represent my gratitude to the Earth. Not only the beauty it provides in nature but the escape or peace that nature can give to one. Over the past many months going through quarantine and COVID one thing that I realized was how thankful I was for the things that brought me simple pleasures in life, like flowers, hikes outside in the woods or hills, and that is why this year I choose my greatest gratitude to the Earth.