The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 14th- A few of my favorite things...

~A walk along the quiet waters of the canal

~Watching the water rush under the aqueduct to places far away

~Meandering back with the sound of gravel under foot

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

Feb 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A fleeting light sconce on the wall moving as the hour progresses
~A mysterious arch of ice circles on the ice in the old canal waters
~Icicles on the arch of the old aqueduct like stalactites on the ceiling of an ancient cave

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Getting blow and hear a real old steam whistle
~Riding a boat across a restored aqueduct on the Old Erie Canal in Camillus, NY
~Piggy-back rides from big sister

An original steam train whistle...

...with original sound!

This steam engine powered the Smith Typewriter factory in Syracuse, NY.

It was removed before the building was demolished 

and restored to its original condition.

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking new friends to see the village garden and aqueduct over Skaneateles Creek
~A bee almost completely covered in pollen hard at work
~The distinctly red, heart-shaped leaf of the eastern redbud

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking in how quiet Montezuma Wild Life Refuge is and how much difference a month will make
~Finding an "aqueduct" under the melting snow on the observation deck
~Find ice "animals" in the melting snow

Montezuma

 National Wildlife Refuge

Aqueducts though the melting snow on the deck

Another view of the aqueduct

Oxen trudging through the snow with chicks and an egg on his back

A Parrot or a chameleon looking left or

A crow looking over his shoulder looking right

A duckling

bear stepping off the roof