The Habit: : August 2021

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Aug 12th- A few of my favorite things...

~The beauty of a strikingly large red hibiscus

~The surprise of a rose hip big enough to be a small apple

~The splash of color of a stressed-out eastern redbud turning color

Aug 11th- A few of my favorite things...

~The deep grooves in the bark of white oak rising up from gnarled roots

~Glossy green leaves highlighting an acorn in their midst

~Old scars that form an uncertain face that seems to change as the sun strikes it

Aug 9th- A few of my favorite things...

~A wooden village and figures that inspire the classics such as the Brougham family from "The Bishops Wife",...

~The home of Elwood P Dowd and his Pooka,...

~And Calvin has a place to have adventures with Hobbes

Aug 8th- A few of my favorite things...

~Taking a picture of the sunset when you realize a cloud is looking over your shoulder

~Gaining height to see the setting sun

~Basking it the color the sun decided to paint it for staying around

Aug 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~A yellow garden spider wrapping up its meal for the night

~A small crab spider hiding, waiting for its next meal

~A cross orb weaver who figured out a clever placing of its web for to attract dinner

Aug 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~A little sister who creates a treasure hunt with clues,...

~Hides a treasure she made specially for her, and...

~Hides clues in plain sight... to show big sister that she is loved

Aug 5th- A few of my favorite things...

~The multiple layers of zinnia petals

~The curling edges of gladiolas

~The abundant blooms of hydrangea

Aug 4th- A few of my favorite things...

~A caterpillar on a curled up leaf

~A bee fly on his way to lunch

~A blue darner just hanging out in the sun

Aug 3rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Gladiolas...Pretty in pink and white,...

~Gorgeous in peach and yellow, and...

~Amazing in many shades of pink

Aug 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Brightly colored dahlias that make you smile

~Tiny little webs on Queen Anne's Lace "nests"

~Joe Pye Weed taking up pink where milkweed left off

Aug 1st- A few of my favorite things...

~Trying a new recipe from the library reading program on a rainy day

~The fun of layering chocolate and pretzels

~Tasty treats to try after they are cooled