The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 15th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching flowers bloom on canvas

~Watching added bits and baubles that make the work pop

~Watching the joy as a young embroiderer gets her piece ready for a Christmas present

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Clouds that provide a canvas for the setting sun

~Clouds that play with the remnants of the day's final ray

~Clouds that stay up all night to keep the moon company

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Clouds in neat rows rolling by
~Clouds with swirls like frosting on a cake
~Clouds like a canvas in motion

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Walking around Goodman's Christmas Tree Farm with sunshine to make the day feel warmer
~Discovering a small canvas of snow that needs some love
~Finding the perfect tree that wanted to come home with us

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the sky change from dappled and bright blue in the morning...
~To feathery and light blue in the evening after a cloudy mid-day...
~Only to change into delicate ethereal streaks on a denim canvas less than an hour later

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding Narnia in a puddle
~Shadows shifting across the snow, painting the canvas anew throughout the day
~The sounds of happy music filling the house in the evening

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking simple sticks and a quick drying glue and
~Making a canvas that with just the right stickers...
~Is a fun way to say "I Love You"

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~The surprise of a wee little note and craft awaiting me this morning
~A goose taking time with me to reflect on the glorious autumn day 
~Seeing my latest summer photo project for Nostalgic Syracuse hanging on the wall

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering the baby calf enjoys a good under-the-chin scratch
~A tree cricket checking out his own shadow
~The light reflected from AXA Towers creating its own dancing light show on an unassuming canvas