The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~From one spot spying finials of bronze,...

~Finials of patinaed copper, and...

~Finials of feathers

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Watching November coming to Hanover Square and seeing a flock of starlings not being able to hide so well,

~Finding that the "extra" finial piece on the Syracuse Savings Bank Building is a peregrine falcon with a mate snacking nearby, and

~Spying a pigeon who seems to be glad he was not invited to dinner

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Purple lights spilling their color onto the street
~Green lights that make you stop and look
~A kaleidoscope of color at night doubled on wet roads

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~Perfecting pitching pennies into the fountain while...
~Watching sparks fly as craftsmen weld on the State Tower Building, getting it ready for the return of its marquees and...
~Realizing in that in the window, Silsbee's work is watching the progress too

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Frost on the leaves at sunrise
~One beautiful building reflecting another's
~Watching the tree go up in Clinton Square with the girlies for the 4th year in a row grin emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

April 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~Shaniah's excitement over being allowed to feed a fish to the turtles at the aquarium store
~The view of the city of Syracuse from Burnet Park
~Patches of blue skies over downtown this afternoon

Looking east on Fayette St

Looking east on Washington St

The Gridley Building clocktower

Detail of the corner of the Gridley Building

Old Syracuse Savings Bank Building

Top of the old Niagara Mohawk Building