The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~An afternoon spent introducing the cousins to our favorite apple picking spot: Owen Orchards

~An afternoon spent picking apples together

~An afternoon spent spent catching up with each other

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Silky dogwood blossoming while its leaves turn burgundy red 
~The scent of just-picked Cortland apples filing the porch
~Hanging out with a Seven Spotted Ladybug in the garden

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Our yearly pilgrimage to the apple orchard to pick apples,...
~Eat warm apple cider donuts,...
~And have apple cider slushies :-)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~Getting a boost to reach the perfect apple
~The dogwood in its Autumnal hues against the blue sky
~An abundant apple crop from Moriah's tree this year

The Habit of Purpose: Agriculture

“Anyone who has a garden,

park,

or orchard tree

has an opportunity

to ensure

that it offers protection,

brings beauty and

bears fruit for future generations.

In short, 

every one of us

 should aspire 

to be

a forester.” 

― Gabriel Hemery, 

The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Apple picking with friends at Owens Orchard in Weedsport
~Eating an apple straight from the tree
~Finding more apples to fill the bag...never too many apples