The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~A delicate, miniature spider web still wet from he morning dew
~Lichen clinging to old branches adding beauty to decay 
~A mourning cloak butterfly stopping for a drink by the beach

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little fairy houses along the trail
~Blackberry snacks for hikers
~Pen pal friends who got to meet for the first time

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~A little red squirrel who...
~Decided to stop for an evening snack...
~And watch the sunset with me

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~A lake with 99 miles of shoreline...Raquette Lake
~Climbing the old fire tower Rondax on Bald Mountain for a thousand different views
~A chain of lakes that seem to stretch on like the mountains...forever

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching a baby snapper take his first dip into the water
~Finding the remains of turtle shells beside 3 different turtle nests
~A frog who came out of the water to watch the sunset with us

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~The many moods of the Hudson River on a rainy day
~Spying a flock of grebes floating by 
~Spying an osprey trying to getting a little closer to his lunch

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~A big box of popcorn before the show
~Finding a forest in the bell of a tuba
~The privilege of hearing a concert by the 10th Mountain Division Jazz Band...which just got back overseas entertaining our troops abroad...Keep up the good work!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Friends treating to a ride on Indian Lake
~A lake with no bad views
~Teaching the next generation to love the water

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Mountain roads that lead to adventure
~Getting closer to the water to look for fish
~The clouds reflected in the still waters of the Sacandaga River

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching Shaniah try out the new snorkel...and collecting shells
~Making a sunflower on the beach with them
~A sunset you don't want to leave