Thankful Thursday

What a perfect find out on my walk today.  

I have a daily notebook that has sayings in it.  The saying for today is 'Be the reason someone smiles today'.   Well I hope that my 'Little Free Library' is a reason someone might smile today.  This morning I put out the one book left from yesterday, and this afternoon that was gone, and others had been left in its place.  Hopefully people are smiling at a new book to read.  Finding the stone above certainly made me smile.

I just did a gentle walk today to my local bay, and then around the cliff and home again.

The obligatory ship photo.

I was delighted to see my first Stonechat today.

Luckily I was able to get a few shots of him/her.

Kind enough to show me a good view of front and back!

I spy a ladybird in the grass.

A Glanville Fritillary 

A calf enjoying the grass.

Back home...

The pond is looking good with the water lilies.

Another of my roses.

A little Damselfly

I had a reasonably productive time in the garden today...I managed to fill three more round canvas bins to put in the green bin - jumping into the bin each time to stomp it down.  I've got rid of some more of the dreaded stinging nettles, and yes I have got stung again!

I think I might have to take my tomato plants out of the glass house as it gets too hot in there for them...but they are in grow bags, and I am not quite sure how I am going to go about moving them! I do give them a good water each evening.

So I am thankful for being able to get some gardening done today.  Although it doesn't look like I have done a lot, to be able to do any is an achievement, especially considering how bad I was only last week.  I am thankful for seeing the Stonechat today.  I am also thankful for the person who painted the stone and left it.  I hope the stones I left out at Easter made whoever found it as happy as this one made me feel when I found it.