BIG Love To Mother Nature: Gratitude & Positivity Challenge Day 1

As I sit here I look at this view in awe....

Ancient rock formations with wizened old faces that come alive in the moonlight...sweet smelling orange trees, bright day-glo flowers bursting with life. I can hear the fast flowing river at the end of the garden which fills me with comfort. Beetles are chomping at the 100's of years old olive tree beams in the ceiling above me, speckles of wood dust fall to the ground from their mouths.

I've been a little quiet of late as our family has moved across the valley to another house for the summer. We stumbled upon this place by recommendation of a friend who knows the lady who lives here. She's away in the States for the summer and needed someone to look after her place, garden and beautiful hand-painted yurt. We said “hell yeah!”.

I am taken away with the beauty of this place. It's almost like we live at the end of the earth...we kind of do as the road ends here before a steep and scary track up the mountain!

Nature is singing, the birds joining in with their chorus. The flora and fauna flourish here due to the amazing heat and water from the river which is still fast flowing from the snow melting high up in the Sierra Nevada. There's so much energy in them there rocks. I am almost overwhelmed with their beauty – their colours, deep caves and undulating contours. They surround us and make us feel welcome and safe.

At sun down we headed to the river to skip stones, bathe in the fresh water and dig in the deep black silt. The river gave us such energy and joy and we came back home feeling re-charged and happy.

I know every day I will discover more about this beautiful corner of the valley and I can't wait for it to show me it's treasures.

Thanks to @trucklife-family for nominating me, I'm excited to take on this challenge and look forward to discovering more to be grateful for and to welcome even more abundance and gratitude into my life.

BIG love,
Star xx

What are the rules of this challenge?

-Write a post about something you have to be positive about today - this could be anything from being thankful for your current situation, someone being nice to you, being thankful for your friends and family, or even being thankful for the opportunity you have been given here on Steemit - just keep it positive :)

-Try and do this for 7 days in a row if you get nominated.

-Mention three people who you would like to take on this challenge

-Tag it with #7daypositivitychallenge and include these rules at the bottom of your post.

-Include a picture of something positive (related to your story if possible).

I nominate @katebaerfossils, @sugandahaseth and @sherylneil to take up the challenge if they so wish.