The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A trip to Skaneateles Creek to find treasures on land,...

~And treasures in the water, and...

~Pondering what they once were

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 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

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A walk on a very rainy day to see the plants on the ground

~A snail who moved to higher ground because of it

~A creek who decided it wanted broadened its horizons across the ground and take its historic path for the night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~An evening spent walking around Skaneateles Creek in rainboots with the youngest girlie

~Trying out magnetic "fishing" to find treasures from the past

~A plateful of finds, some non-magnetic, as a reward for looking

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Following Skaneateles Creek upstream to see the remnants of industry past

~Seeing how trees have reclaimed the land by clinging to the shale cliffs all around

~Spying the next group of spring flowers lining the path to add beauty where there once was barrenness

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a frog trying to hide by a rock
~Spying some tiny fish swimming around the rocks
~Finding a itty-bitty crayfish trying to look like a rock

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Curious feet reflecting in the water

~A fly fisherman reflecting in the water

~An old stone wall reflecting in the water

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A trip to the creek to find friends above water,...
~Friends below water, and...
~Friends somewhere in between