I Like Thursday # 166 ~ Simple Gifts

Simple Gifts by Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Kraus

Today is 

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color 

This week LeeAnna asked us,

"Do you have a favorite musical style?  

For fun:  what kind of music calms you, 

makes you want to dance, or stimulates you creatively?"

The answer is I like all music.

This song is one that calms my soul, makes my spirit dance

and sparks my creativity.

May you have Happy Thursday.

I Like Thursday Post # 16 ~ Simple Gifts

I like these blocks.

They arrived with these Happy Swap Blocks in the mail this week.

The theme for the Happy Block Lotto was "flowers"

but my friend Meg decided to add birds and bird houses to my garden of blocks.

They make me smile.

Here are the real birds in my garden.

I snapped this shot through my kitchen window 

of Mr and Mrs Cardinal on my feeder.

Mr Cardinal was feeding his lady.

She is looking expectantly for the next treat. 

I moved this flat open feeder to the plant hangar  by the window 

and this was my reward.

Cardinals are ground feeders or like plank or open feeders. 

The coral rose is blooming and climbing up the trellis.

This was another bargain rose bush a few years ago.

These simple things that give me joy.

Simple Gifts By Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss

This is one of my favorite versions of this song.

I actually have a playlist that has several versions of this Aaron Copland tune. 

Since today is Thursday,

I will be sharing the simple gifts of the life and times of the

I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color

Later this morning  I will be sharing my version of a simple sewing project

which will be featured on 

The Jolly Jabber @ Fat Quarter Shop

So if you are an early riser, y'all come back later.

Happy Thursday!