The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Spying delicate blue egg shells along the towpath

~A bush that caught a maple tree's bouquet

~Tulips on the cusp of blossoming

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~The blossoming of the last of the summer trees, the Chinese Scholar Tree
~Delicate blossoms, almost orchid in appearance
~Bees enjoying this abundantly blossoming tree mid-summer as much as I do

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The grape-like cluster of lilacs beginning their blossoming journey
~The stretch unfurling of burgundy peony stems and leaves before they magically turn green
~The soft fuzzy hairs on the leaves and buds of apple blossoms as they begin to reach out to the sun

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Wildflowers blossoming on the ground
~Chandelier-like blossoms hanging on the trees
~And blooms that remind us that that others have been here before us and left us beauty

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