The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 3rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Clouds painted across a blue sky

~Traveling down the towpath under a sinking sun

~A streak of light highlighting a section of tracks

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~That grown-up feeling of starting your first bank account
~Watching a busy apartment building
~The sunset reflecting on buildings across the valley

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Catching light skipping across ponds
~Catching a view of the quiet, early morning skyline
~Catching the swan checking out his handsome reflection

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The beauty of the edge of a cloud that stays just to the south all day
~A ribbon of rainbow in the afternoon sky
~American sycamore seeds (achenes) still clinging to the tree against a deep blue sky

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~On a whim, stopping by the Lights on the Lake walk-through tonight with Moriah
~Sparkly lights that seem even sparklier with wet ground
~Finding the lights' doppelgangers in the puddles

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the rising sun bathe the city in light
~Sunlight vibrantly highlighting color against storm clouds
~Finding happy little clouds (thanks Bob Ross) after the storm...and children who pointed them out to me

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Having a "Betsy-Tacy and Tib" picnic (if you have no idea what that is, you should really read the book smile emoticon ) at Westminster Park in Syracuse, NY
~The view from this almost hidden park high on a drumlin
~Realizing there is a lovely brick path under the paths at the park

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

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Color reflected in a wet road
~Catching pool of sunshine over downtown...and being able to share it with the nurses
~Watching the clouds roll across Onondaga Lake in a dance of rain and sunshine