The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Knapweed providing a snack stop for a honeybee

~Mushrooms providing a hangout for this that crawl

~Purple cone flowers providing a feast for things on wing

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The sight of Black-eyed Susans filling the gardens

~The scent of roses on a humid evening

~The variety of textures found on Rose of Sharon blossoms

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Girlies who say, "Can we go someplace special and exciting today...like the Dewitt Library?...

~Because they have the best selection and collect all the books in a series...

~So that I have a hard time choosing." Hard to deny a request like that!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~How scraps of fabric can become a bag

~How folded paper can become a card and envelope

~How a small token can become a way of saying thanks to a doctor who persevered for a year and a half and finally got my medication covered by insurance...thank you!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Unloved corners of a building beautified

~Signs that help spark inquiry and learning

~Knowing that flowers and plants that are good for the soul are also good the for Bees, Birds, and Butterflies too!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Sunlight highlighting the surface of rocks on the shore

~Sunlight sparkling on the waves reaching the edge of the shore

~Sunlight stretching out on a lake that seems that fades into the horizon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Raindrops on the barberry,

~Raindrops on hydrangea, and...

~Raindrops on the daylilies after a bit of dry spell

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~Sifting through sand from the sandbox

~Finding random trinkets around the house

~Creating a new game to play "Beach Sand Treasure Hunt" to share with your sisters

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 16th- A few of my favorite things...

~Red-orange daylilies striking color

~Bright yellow daylilies shining like sunshine on a stem

~Pink and mauve daylilies adding a bit of frill to a standard garden color palate

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 15th- A few of my favorite things...

~A cluster of boxelder seeds draped like a chandelier

~Black walnuts ripening on the trees

~Ornamental crabapples adding color to summer's abundance of green on the trees

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 14th- A few of my favorite things...

~An evening concert in the park with the Jordan-Elbridge Community Band

~A unplanned military flyover in time Sousa's "Semper Fidelis"

~Seeing a fimaliar name from the past in the program and on the stage