TToT – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Ten Things of Thankful: October 31, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photo captions help tell their stories.

(1) trees and (2) lakes

(3) boardwalks through (4) trails

(5) rocks and (6) fallen leaves

(7) parks and (8) rivers

(9) observation decks and (10) sunny, cool days

Ten Things of Thankful: October 24, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) I crossed the sketchy bridge and (2) I survived! (It was actually very solid.)

(3) green houseplants and (4) screens making shadows

(5) bricks and (6) mortar

(7) wallpaper in (8) fancy colors

(9) colorful dots on (10) monitors

Ten Things of Thankful: October 10, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) colorful reflections and (2) glass

(3) blossoms, (4) potted plants and (5) tomatoes

(6) trees and (7) views from above

(8) stones, (9) stones with veins and (10) colorful stones

Ten Things of Thankful: October 3, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) trails going under multi-lane highways and (2) many trails

(3) stuff on the ground, (4) granite and (5) red clay

(6) wetlands, (7) grass and (8) trees

(9) wild mushrooms in (10) fancy shapes

Ten Things of Thankful: September 26, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) the color yellow, (2) wild flowers and (3) woodland

(4) shapes and (5) blacks and whites

(6) swampy places, (7) water and (8) trees

(9) roses with (10) many colors

Ten Things of Thankful: September 19, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) Little Sugar Creek, (2) trails and (3) sunny days

(4) rain and (5) raindrops on windows

(6) ponds, (7) trees and (8) reflections

(9) evenings and (10) silhouettes against red clouds

TToT: Second Shelf Far Right

The theme this week is what is on the second shelf far right of one’s bookshelf. I have three actual bookshelves, but one huge bookshelf in the garage made of wooden boxes.

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

(1) The Golden Book of Poetry and (2) Complex Variables (to be read someday)

(3) The Book of Forms, (4) Edward Lear and (5) Herrick

(6) Genetic Entropy, (7) Compact Time, (8) Concepts of Simultaneity and (9) the Psalms

(10) Grat that there is nothing exposed on this second shelf, far right

Ten Things of Thankful: September 5, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings. The photos this week are from long ago.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) stones, (2) dirt and (3) tiny plants

(4) rocks and (5) fossils (I suspect)

(6) lakes, (7) forests and (8) beaches

(9) sunrises and (10) oceans

Ten Things of Thankful: August 29, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) Magnolia trees, (2) the shape of their seeds and (3) dark green

(4) leaves of (5) many shapes and colors

(6) tiny parks with (7) big trees and (8) big stones

(9) fancy flowers and (10) a neighbor who plants them

Ten Things of Thankful: August 15, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) morning sun through (2) morning flowers

(3) stones and (4) busy people (5) building walls

(6) trees, (7) trails and (8) the color green

(9) smiling blossoms and (10) the colors red through yellow