Sunbeams, mist, Half Dome, and the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the United States. I know most people around the world don’t celebrate this holiday, or do so in a different form, or on a different day.
But regardless of whether you honor the traditions of this particular day, I think there’s value in gratitude – to giving thanks for all the things we have to be grateful for. We really should do that every day, but it’s good to have that reminder once a year.
I know I have a lot to be grateful for. I’m very thankful for my family and friends. I’m very lucky to have been married to the same kind and beautiful woman for 37 years. Our son is now married, so I’m grateful that he’s settled and happy, and I hope our son’s marriage is as long and happy as ours. My sister-in-law just came through a major surgery successfully.
I feel very lucky just to be alive and healthy on this beautiful planet, and to have a job that allows me to get out and experience that beauty. And I’m very grateful to you, my blog readers, for your continued support and participation. I started this blog back in 2009 – and did so rather reluctantly. Who has time for something like that? But Claudia insisted that a blog would be good for me, and she was right. Once I got started I really enjoyed it, and still do. And a big part of that is the interaction with all of you who read these posts. I so appreciate all the comments and discussions – thank you!
Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you all have a lot to be thankful for!
— Michael Frye
Thank you for sharing since 2009. I enjoy your photos and stories and I am grateful that I get to live vicariously through your lens! Many blessings on Thanksgiving!
Thank you Karl, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you and your family all the very best for Thanksgiving and the future. Greetings from the UK.
Thanks Bob, and all the best to you as well!
Hope you and Claudia have a Happy Thanksgiving too. Al;though I understand the ways the this holiday has been distorted over the years, youi popint to the underlying essence of gratitude that ought to move us all.
I am grateful for your posts, your instruction and your amazing images of Yosemite (and elsewhere), a place that is very dear to my heart.
Thank you on this Thanksgiving.
Mark
Thanks very much Mark, and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
I’m a new follower and so glad I’ve found you and a few other talented photographers and creators that are willing to share their gifts with us. I wish you and yours an awesome Thanksgiving and blessed Holiday season.
Thanks so much Jim, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Well said Michael. Indeed there is much to be thankful for. If the sun comes up, it’s going to be a good day.
Thanks Paul. And even cloudy days are good ones!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Claudia. We are so grateful for every path we have walked together, each river rapid we rode and every beautiful moment in nature we witnessed and tried to capture in a photographed. Thanks for all the planning, preparation and inspiration.
Thanks very much Carmen! It’s always great having you and Don with us on these adventures, and Happy Thanksgiving to you both!
Thank you for your photos, stories and shared knowledge. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you Gery, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you Michael. I took one of your workshops back in 2009 and still refer back to what I learned from you in that workshop. I appreciate that you share your passion for photographing nature and incredible knowledge without the commercial push that many others resort to. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks so much Jan. I’m glad you learned so much back in 2009, and a Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Thank you Michael for sharing your beautiful photos and post with us!
Here in Belgium we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, which is a pitty. Nevertheless I wish you and Claudia e very warm and happy Thanksgiving! Jeannine
Thanks very much Jeannine, and I hope you have much to be thankful for!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Thank you for all your inspiration and all you bring to the photo community.
Thanks so much Don, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and Carmen!
Thanks, Michael, for your kind and caring words. Like you, I believe gratitude is the most significant way we can express ourselves this Thanksgiving. Despite the difficulties I’ve experienced this year, I am so grateful for everything I’ve been given.
I’m grateful to you and Claudia for the incredible, in-depth learning opportunities you’ve given the landscape photography community over the past year. Your educational offerings are outstanding, and I value all I’ve learned from you through your online workshops. I hope both of you have a joyful Thanksgiving Day!
Thanks very much Bob! Glad we got to know you a bit in composition workshop, and I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
I’m a follower from across the pond in England. Your images are a regular source of inspiration, Michael. As Louis Armstrong so memorably reminded us, what a wonderful world.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you Rob, and I hope you have much to be thankful for on this day, and every day.
Micheal,
I am super grateful to have found you! Even as a virtual mentor you inspire and push me to do my best in photography.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Thanks so much Serdar, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season as well!
Thank you for all your beautiful photos that give me a lot of happiness. Happy Thanksgiving for your family!
Thanks Pamela, and I hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
A beautiful post Michael, thank you for sending it. A reminder to all of us how fortunate we are.
Thanks very much Bob!