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One Beautiful Thing

I've been a little cranky this week. I'm not sure why: maybe minor disappointments and rain ... maybe hormones ... who knows? Yesterday, the sun came out. I went for a walk, watched the sky and the birds, smelled the pines, and I felt like myself again. 

 Anyway, I've challenged myself to a week of noticing the beautiful things around me. Every day, I'll post a tweet with a picture or at least a description of One Beautiful Thing I saw that day. Feel free to join me with hashtag #1BeautifulThing.

 Here's the first day - thunderheads building in the sky to the east while the sun shone in the west. 

 What beautiful thing did you see today?
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  1. UnknownOctober 23, 2015 at 1:14 PM

    Love this!

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  2. Beth CarpenterOctober 23, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    I'm glad. It's something positive to focus on.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2015 at 6:36 PM

    What a great idea... and I just love that photo! Clouds ar eone of my favorite things to just sit and admire.

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  4. Beth CarpenterOctober 23, 2015 at 8:44 PM

    I'm one of those people who usually sees shapes and figures in the clouds, but I just liked the color variations in that one.

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