The Habit: : May 2022

Sunday, May 29, 2022

May 29th- A few of my favorite things...

~Peonies seeming to be waking up under the sunshine

~Peonies catching the sun's rays in a bowl

~Peonies wide awake and ready for their season to shine

May 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching a young artist learn new skills with color pencils 

~Watching the progress on learning to blend colors 

~Watching a young artist bloom

May 27th- A few of my favorite things...

~A squirrel out and about on a rainy day

~A sparrow who was flitting about between the raindrops

~A starling appreciating the sun's evening show after the showers have passed

May 26th- A few of my favorite things...

~Trip down the towpath with sunshine that's longer each evening

~Arriving to the tracks in time to see two trains traveling west on the tracks 

~A spotting snapping turtle and a turtle nest on the towpath

May 25th- A few of my favorite things...

~A picnic to celebrate 26 years that have flown by

~A choice of desserts as sweet as the years

~A walk by my best friend's side as evening falls along the canal towpath

May 24th- A few of my favorite things...

~Skaneateles Creek finally being low enough for a visit to see new rock patterns since the high waters of last summer and fall

~Flowering trees and greenery adorning the edges

~Grackles hopping along the rocky shore line looking for a nibble and a drink

May 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Learning about the Great War, WW I

~Being able to travel back in time with old-school technology

~The power of pictures to help you step into the trenches with troops and travel alongside them...and their dog

May 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~One robin singing high in the tree

~Two robins hopping along in the grass

~Three baby robins with Momma Robin waiting not so patiently for their next feeding

May 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~Sunlight highlighting the edge of the clouds

~Watching clouds expand to higher heights

~The variety of clouds at the front edge of a line of approaching storms

May 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~The next installment of birdwatching adventures arriving

~A new group of birds to learn about

~Beginning a board to put all your birds in a row (even if they aren't ducks)

May 19th- A few of my favorite things...

~A field full of wishes waiting for wishers

~A hundred wishes at the tips of your fingers

~A wish about to set sail