Thursday, August 31, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~Bright yellow and gold marigolds,
~One lone brown-eyed susan's bright yellow standing out against the green,
~And goldenrod with two happy bumblebees with full saddlebags...summer seamlessly melting into fall




Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~A happy bee coated in pollen trying to find some more
~A large web delicately strung between the tree and the ground awaiting its next catch
~The way sweet pea pods twist as they dry out



The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A fair with 176 years of making memories
~Watching my girlie, who loves miniatures, study the model of the fairgounds
~The smiles that dancing gives for free at the fair





Monday, August 28, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little eyes that spot a pizza shaped rock hidden by a stranger
~A trail made magical by late blooming flowers
~One season setting, one season getting ready to begin



The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little fairy houses awaiting residents
~Discovering a fuzzy leopard moth caterpillar enjoying the garden
~A kitty to hold down the firewood during our campfire






Saturday, August 26, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Iridescence on a delicately laid trap
~The swirl of a bud, reminiscent of an ice cream cone
~The texture across the surface of a sunflower



The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~How a giant hot air balloon can seem so small on the horizon
~A giant ice cream cone...luckily they had some smaller ones for the girlies
~The gift of a rainbow to light up the ceiling at night






Thursday, August 24, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the sun's evening show as you swing
~A human pendulum's view of the darkening sky
~An exquisite sliver of a moon at dusk, almost shyly sneaking away, after its big show earlier this week



The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Bright pink poppy on a late summer day
~Branches that twirl their way into the canopy
~Sighting Great Egrets several times this summer...this one in the middle of the city!



Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The addition of a "new" pair of shoe friends from my youngest
~Imaginations who can turn a chair into an impromptu doll house
~Horses stopping for a rest until tomorrow's adventures



Monday, August 21, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 21st- A few of my favorite things
~The fun of turning a birthday cake box into an eclipse viewer
~The curiosity of girlies of watching the shadows change over the course of a couple of hours
~The power of eclipse glasses to inspire young scientist 












(as seen in Upstate New York)

Sunday, August 20, 2017

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Being covered in sand on the beach on your birthday
~A book made especially for the birthday girl by an author/illustrator named Felicity
~A birthday filled with butterflies, blankies, and bunnies (oh my) and a turtle too...