The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 June 13th- A few of my favorite things...

~St John’s Wort blooming just ahead of his day

~The quirky shaped petals of bird's-foot trefoil

~The beautiful but dangerous blooms of wild parsnip...enjoy but do not touch!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 16th- A few of my favorite things...

~Dogwood blooms abundant on its branches

~Dandelions like snow on the sledding hill

~Spirea bouquets filling the bushes with diminutive bouquets befitting fairy folk

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Roses to remind you that the time of flowers is not far off

~Hydrangeas to give you hope of the abundance of blooms coming

~A bouquet that says Spring will come...it always does

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Aug 5th- A few of my favorite things...

~The multiple layers of zinnia petals

~The curling edges of gladiolas

~The abundant blooms of hydrangea

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spirea bursting forth in flowy waterfalls of white
~The first of the roses filling the air with the scent its blooms
~The humble English plantain sending forth its tiny white florets to join the beauty on today's walk

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Enjoying a cup of tea in a hammock swing
~Confidence that jumps off a swing
~A bower of blooms on the silky dogwoods after only getting 3 last year

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little eyes that find a morel mushroom in the yard
~The wonder of discovering a little bird in an egg at storytime
~Finding blooms on the pink lilac for the first time in two years

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 5th- A few of my favorite things...
~Coming home to find new blooms in my garden, Four O'Clock flowers
~The sunset reflected in my neighbor's window like a swirly inferno
~Finding the fall fairies have done some leaf painting overnight