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

 Jan 25th- A few of my favorite things...

~The things you notice on foot in the winter... fall's leaves caught in the hedge collecting snow

~Tiny berries turning from blue to white as the snow falls

~A black walnut nestled in the bushes, perhaps left by a squirrel for another day's snack

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Nov 29th- A few of my favorite things...

~Snow resting on the tops of the bushes

~Snow resting on a bench awaiting weary travelers

~Snow resting on the hardiest of red roses trying to make it into December

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 4th- A few of my favorite things...

~A bounty of berries on the bushes

~Little hands who try to get as many ripe berries as possible in the bowl

~A pail that fills kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk...and a few for the picker...munch, munch, munch

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding treasures along the edge of the river
~Treasures ripening in the bushes
~Treasuring the quiet moments while watching the sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Yellow forsythia blossoms making a bright show on bushes
~Yellow daffodils making a bright show in a mostly brown garden
~Yellow dandelions making a bright show wherever they stake their claim