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Terri Webster Schrandt

Wordless Wednesday: Happy Thanksgiving from Eastern Washington

For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.

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You had better run, turkey. It’s Thanksgiving soon!

“The smile you give is the smile you get back.” — Goldie Hawn

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The Smart Turkeys Fly Up!

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —William Arthur Ward

Thanksgiving Table for 30
Thanksgiving Table for 30+
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Sharing for Lens-Artists: Make Me Smile and Sadje’s Wednesday Quotes (WQ).

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Dec 1-8 TRADITIONS (Two-week challenge)
Dec 15-22 Monthly Color Two-Week Challenge: METALLIC
Dec 29 & Jan 5 Your 2024 Year-in-Review! (in photos)

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  10. I can’t imagine catering for 30 guests, Terri. I hope the chef had some help, especially with the washing up.

    I wonder if those were the turkeys that had a pardon from the President?

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family.

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    • Last year, there were 40 of us at several Thanksgiving tables, Hugh! Both my SILs are amazing chefs as well as their adult kids. All we do is show up with a bottle of wine.

      I’m surprised how many wild turkeys we’ve seen here and even near our Sacramento home. Pardoned or not, they sure showed some gumption by flying up into the trees. Thank you, Hugh!

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  13. And they call birds “bird brains” – those two turkeys were smart perching up high. Maybe not the most comfortable perch though. 🙂 Your turkey is big Terri, so fingers crossed he/she is still roaming about free as the proverbial bird. I like all your quotes, but the one by Thoreau I like the best!

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      • It was wild 😜 The other day, driving along our rural highway, I suddenly saw several turkeys running across the road. I slowed down, and honked. Two that were about to cross, turned tail and ran. That’s when I saw the other 50 waiting! 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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      • Ha ha – we did have something funny happen in a city about six miles from me a few years ago, when two rogue turkeys would hang out in a wooded area in the median between two busy highways. The pair would run out of the trees into the road usually at a large intersection. People would wait for them to get out of the road, but patience would wear thin and they’d start honking, which didn’t faze the turkeys in the least. I remember thinking I should drive over there to get a photo of them., but they weren’t there on a regular basis. The local newspaper showed a couple of police officers trying to shoo them off the road and one officer taking his jacket to help move it along. I don’t know what happened to them? I hope they were relocated, perhaps to a rural area and didn’t end up on someone’s holiday table.

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  15. I love your quotes Terri. And the memes about the turkeys too. Thanks for joining in. I’m sorry that the Linkz isn’t working! Kym has set it up but perhaps I didn’t do it right.

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  25. Very festive, my friend! I love your little sign at the end in addition to all your pictures. Where did you take that table setting? That’s a huge crowd! 🙂 Have a great Thanksgiving tomorrow. Miss you!

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    • Haha, I think she got away unscathed, Wayne! I captured this shot in Sacramento from our backyard as at least 20+ wild turkeys flew up from the street to the top of the power pole, then flew into our huge redwood tree to roost. It was quite a sight to see! You already celebrate Thanksgiving, so happy holidays as they come!

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