thankful thursday

This week I am thankful for:

* another bird identified outside my office window: a dark-eyed junco!  (or to be more specific, several)
* democracy
* the enthusiasm of first-time presidential voters
* windows into the inner workings of my child's mind
* raking leaves
* chai from Chapters Books and Coffee
* birthday parties, past and impending
* one more month left in the semester
* Alexander McCall Smith novels
* Stanley the cat's soft new coat of cold-weather fur

How about you?