Backlit aspens, Utah

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the United States – a good time to pause and think about all the things we have to be grateful for.

I’m very thankful for my family and friends. I’m grateful that our son is married and settled and happy. I’m so lucky to have been married to the same wonderful woman for 39 years – the best partner I could possibly have for all of life’s adventures.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to see and photograph so many beautiful places. This year Claudia and I traveled to Antarctica, Japan, Greenland, the Smokies, and all over the western U.S. What an incredible planet we live on!

And I’m always very grateful for the support I receive from you, my faithful blog readers. Your comments and emails help make writing this blog fun, and keep me motivated and inspired. Thank you!

Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving (or live in a country that celebrates it on a different day), I hope you all have a lot to be thankful for!

— Michael Frye