Scene: Berry Red

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Little red berries seen dangling about,

With quite darker branches, they rather stand out…

 

Along with the leaves, of this red colored tree,

You may find them dancing, tethered yet free…

 

One day they will tumble, and leave this tree bare,

The better through winter, for this tree to fare…

 

But here in this moment, enjoy this red view,

And remember it still, when the berries are few.

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© 2017 – James Sponseller – mindescapes.net

 

Thankful For: My Childhood

Each day up to and including Thanksgiving I will post about one thing I am thankful for. I invite you to do the same if you like the idea.

Today, I am thankful for my childhood.

The picture above was taken by my wife from the house where we currently live. It is the farm where my siblings and I grew up and a view I get to enjoy daily. Life on a farm is very different from both small town living and big city dwelling. Just like everyone else, this place I was raised had a major influence on who I am today.

Growing up on a farm, you learn certain facts of life much earlier. You tend to be given responsibilities and jobs to do from an early age because there is always work to be done. There is plenty of space to roam freely and much of nature to see daily. There is fun climbing in the mounds of straw and building forts with the bales. Our parents were always around when we wanted to talk or needed anything else and gave us so much of themselves. I have many fond memories of growing up there and am thankful for those experiences and who I have grown into as a result.

What are you thankful for today?

 

 

 

© 2017 – James Sponseller – mindescapes.net

 

Thankful For: My Tablet

Each day up to and including Thanksgiving I will post about one thing I am thankful for. I invite you to do the same.

Today I am thankful for my tablet.

I somewhat already covered this in my review: Toolkit Tuesday: Tablet but I wanted to talk about it here as well. One of the things that led to me creating a blog was the ease of creating content and interacting with the internet on the tablet my wife bought for me as a gift. It is a Samsung Galaxy Tab A (SM-T350) 8″ tablet with a very nice screen and camera.

Pretty much all of the artwork I have posted so far, my cartoonish drawings, doodles, and mazes have been created with this tablet and many of the blog posts typed up on it as well. A large portion of the pictures I have posted were also taken using the tablet’s built in camera. I have quite enjoyed the tablet thus far and am very thankful to have it.

I really believe I would not have started blogging at the time I did without having this tablet and I am thankful that it has led me here.

 

What are you thankful for today?

 

 

 

© 2017 – James Sponseller – mindescapes.net