A Thanksgiving Blessing

This past Thanksgiving Day I was alone. I was divorced, single, and it was my ex's turn to enjoy the kids for the day. I had many invitations to spend the day with friends and family, but I decided to treat myself to a "Spring Day." Here in Missouri there are many springs and most of them are in the Current River Country. So, Thursday morning I loaded up, and with my trusty companion--my dog, Deacon--headed south toward our first spring. It was a delightful day; sunny and not cold, but not warm either. (It's been a warmer than usual fall here in Missouri.) We spent the day traveling further south from spring to spring: first Meramec and then Montauk, Welch, Round Spring, and finally we turned back north after Blue Spring.