This past week, we celebrated Thanksgiving, a holiday where we surround ourselves with friends & family, eat good food, watch football, and take a moment to reflect on the things that we are thankful for. My parents drove out to southern California from their home in New Mexico, and we indulged in just about everything I listed above. My dad and I snuck a few hours in for some photography, but for the most part, their visit ended too early as we ran around trying to fit too many activities into 4 days.
Today, after they left, I was able to look back on the busy week, and think about what I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for parents who are willing and able to travel whenever they want. My wife is incredibly supportive of my addiction (her word, not mine). I have a group of people who I can call true friends. In addition to people in my immediate presence, I have made some great friends online within the photographic community as well as a group of steady readers who admire (and hopefully are inspired by) my work–both of these are reasons to be incredibly grateful. When you’re surrounded by people as great as I have in my life, you realize that material possessions–although they can be fun–don’t matter all that much.
With that, I wish you a belated Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for? Please share in the comments section…
Sunset Reflections, November 2010
November Sunset, 2010
Well, for one thing, I’m thankful I got to see these two images. Love ’em.
And yeah. The community that grows around these photography blogs is truly a wonder. I’m thankful for the participation of so many, and for the energy and inspiration it generates.
I am thankful I get to come to your blog where you share you’re amazing work. Keep it up!
Greg,
I have too many things that I am thankful for to list. Among the many: family, good health, living in a free country and in the Eastern Sierra, the unselfish men & woment that put themselves in harms way for the good of all, etc., etc.
Thankful for all the wonderful people I have discovered through Twitter and Facebook. So many wonderful photographers sharing ideas – it’s a nice community.
Thanks for sharing guys! I feel the same as you: getting to see others’ photography, sharing in this sense of community, and meeting interesting new people are all really good things to be thankful for. Here’s to another year of growth and networking!
What a wonderful coupla images!! THANKS for sharing them!