The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 30th- A few of my favorite things...

~A cup of tea after resetting my office after it was repainted

~Soaking in the sunset from my second floor view while getting some work done

~The feeling when a room is set and ready to begin

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~The challenge of a new model

~The ability to laugh at directions that let you understand why Snoopy really said, "Curse you, Red Baron!"

~Watching your model begin to take flight

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 24th- A few of my favorite things...

~If you give a girlie a calligraphy pen set...

~She'll have to put it to the test

~So you'll quickly scribble a medieval manuscript text...and she begin to master it in minutes 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 11th- A few of my favorite things...

~Last year's seed pods getting ready for their time to shine

~Staghorn Sumac doubling down with seed clusters in addition to their underground network

~Winter's winds that have taken Summer's growth and Autumn's ripening to the ground where Spring's renewal can begin

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching fall color come to the tops of the ash trees

~The vibrant colors that begin at the end of the maple branches and work their way down

~The fiery red of the burning bushes spreading from the top, eventually engulfing the shrub

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~A tiny little brush
~A tiny bit of paint
~Watching tiny little details begin to bring the ship to life

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The fun of a model ship from Grandma S for Christmas
~Missing parts that arrive quickly so start putting the ship together
~Watching Thea carefully begin making this model ship-shape

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Midwinter skies that set the horizon aglow amid the gray
~Soft pinks, peaches, and purples that slowly begin to rise from the tree line
~A small hawk, well camouflaged, that takes it all in with me

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Realizing that there is now a stocking "missing" in this group
~Buying supplies and making a pattern to change that
~Seeing a sweet little boy's stocking begin to take shape

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My FavoriteThings

June 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~An afternoon picnic tea with my littlest
~A receipt collection that adds up to free ice cream
~An evening firefly walk as the sun sets and the fireflies begin to twinkle