Thankful Thursdays: For The Beauty Of The Earth

This month, I'll be doing a series of "Thankful Thursdays."

Today, I'm thankful for the great natural beauty of the world I live in. I'm thankful for the hot, dry, beauty of the desert I grew up in:

And I'm equally thankful for the crisp, colorful beauty of the place I now call home:

I am blessed to have experienced them both, breathed them in, rolled around in the sand and the leaves and felt a part of them both.