
Number 1) Thanks for a new contractor, who is in-charge of the next lot of handyman works. The previous handyman ruined the front lawn with insufficient soil prep, resulting in uneven turf. Having said so, all contractors run their own quirky schedules so it may be some time before plans come to fruit.
Number 2) Gratitude for newly acquired tolerance for disturbances.
Number 3) Thankful for a new beginning for someone in a new work project.
Number 4) Grats for face saving grace after rummaging through my handbag for cash to pay a bill. The internet payment suffered a snag.
Number 5) I visited a herbalist.
Number 6) Gratitude to be in the vicinity of a river, to provide the walk, along the river. These are the best photos. Nice to see this bird whose habitat is by the river. It is so light that it can stand on a blade of leaf.

Number 7) Thanks for these terrapins (and maybe tortoises) who have survived in the wild. Many of these began as domestic pets. They got dumped into this river when their former owners gave them up.

Number 8) We went to see treadmills in a showroom. How often do we get to look at these machines? Not often.
Number 9) Thanks for being able to weather January 2026.
Number 10) Thanks for bloggers & readers. Especially the main host, Clark, who always has to work hard generating new codes for us to have the linky party every week.
Please join us in celebrating thanks for this week.