The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~Reading with a dragon
~Hydrangea leaves adding color long after the showy blossoms have left the parade 
~Wondering what views these windows once saw

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Sorting the green from the gold 
~Watching the canning pot come to a boil...yes, a watched pot does boil!
~Six delicious jars of sweet relish to bring a little bit of summer to the coming months

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Marigold with ruffly petals
~Late blooming clematis adding a bit of purple to the Autumn colors
~The last of the roses blooming a brilliant red

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Books that inspire play
~Books that inspire creativity
~The excitement of receiving a pen pal's first letter

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~A collage of silver maple leaves
~Discovering an old nest in a fallen tree
~Wild grape adding deep blue to a gray day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Shaniah branching out to using cookbooks to make breakfasts for her sisters
~Sparrows enjoying a fish dinner of sorts
~A Winslow-sized pumpkin harvest (yes, this was the only one this year due to the weather)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Orange-gold against a gray sky
~Yellow Ginkgo sentinels outside the library
~A squirrel trying to stay toasty warm...kinda literally

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~The clouds parting, throwing a spotlight on a magnificent hillside display
~Wondering if you are watching the clouds or perhaps it's the other way around
~Moriah's new glasses...so stylish!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~A drink left for a water fairy...probably by the leaf fairy
~The sunrise greeting the tops of tallest trees
~The sunset rays peeking though a hole in the clouds

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Shadows and colored light on the ceiling cast by a Tiffany lamp
~Little notes between sisters showing love throughout the seasons
~A closet turned into a hide-a-way by little girlies...Narnia in their own wardrobe

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Sidewalks paved in gold
~A leaf that just wasn't ready to leave the tree yet
~Rains that have brought the creeks up to a normal level for the first time in 6 months

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding Waldo on a rainy day
~Turning the corner to find a lost and forgotten bower of color
~Textures created by evergreens in autumn

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~A raindrops moonlighting as a magnifiers
~A field of gold
~Running through fallen leaves just to hear that satisfying crunchy sound

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~A beautifully terracotta tiled roof with flecks of color reminiscent of the season

~A bright orange bush making one last bold statement for the year

~Coming around a curve in a gray shadow and out into riotous color...(no tornado or house falling required)