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

Sept 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~An apple on the cusp of being ready to pick
~Realizing the coloring on the wasp's face him look like he is sticking his tongue out at you
~The scent of fresh picked tomatoes from the garden

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spying goldenrod galls in the garden
~The excitement of finding good windfall apples under the apple tree (good but a bit tart yet)
~Being ignored by a toad who was on bug duty

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~Fog rising off the silo in a yet-to-be-harvested field
~Having an apple crop to pick (after only 3 apples the year prior due to frost killing off the blossoms)
~A pumpkin shaped sugar cookie with a cup of tea

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~An apple patiently growing on the tree
~A frog impatiently waiting for his friend to arrive
~A red squirrel patiently pretending to be a branch until I leave

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Waking up to the apple tree full of blooms
~Then discovering the lilacs have begun their seasonal debut...
~And invited the purpleleaf sand cherry to join in day's floral show

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 Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Delicate white roses reaching up to a beautiful sky
~Bright red Sweet Williams 
~Little green apples forming on our apple tree

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~The white velvety fuzz on an apple bud just starting to open
~The little clusters of green that will be white lilac
~The white skipper butterfly that stopped by for its first visit of spring

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a hint of the purple to come on the lilacs
~Finding only minor damage to my apple tree this year (even the bunnies had to eat this hard winter)
~Finding just the right spot to make a reading space smile emoticon