The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Nov 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~The last of the milkweed seeds ready to set sail on a windy day

~The last of the knotweed seeds seeming to hang on to their stems

~The last of the leaves clinging to the end of fall's time marching across the land

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The first bit of snow clinging to the grass

~Leafy shapes adorned in flakes

~Chairs that seemed to be ring-side for a better view of snowfall

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Nov 9th- A few of my favorite things...

~The last of the forsythia leaves clinging to the trees

~The last of the black cherry leaves enjoying the bountiful sunshine

~The last of the silky dogwood leaves on display as autumn's leafy symphony draws to a close

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Nov 3rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Light and fog mingling on an early November morning

~Heavy dew clinging to the last of the mulberry leaves

~Sunlight clearing the fence ready to make the dew disappear to for day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Footprints frozen in time on the ground

~Ice and frost clinging to grasses poking out of the creek

~Splashes from the dam forming sculptures on the old limestone walls

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Following Skaneateles Creek upstream to see the remnants of industry past

~Seeing how trees have reclaimed the land by clinging to the shale cliffs all around

~Spying the next group of spring flowers lining the path to add beauty where there once was barrenness

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Raindrops coating the grass

~Raindrops clinging to the leaves

~Raindrops bejewelling the flowers

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 8th- A few of my favorite things...

~Lenten roses' mauve color in the sunshine

~A cabbage butterfly clinging to the canal wall

~Lesser celandine becoming a diner for a fly

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~The last of the leaves bravely clinging to the tree

~The tangled silhouette of a barren tree against a blue sky

~Echoes of leaves that once graced the ground

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 14th- A few of my favorite things...

~Enjoying brightly colored leaves still clinging to the trees

~Choosing your favorite from the leaves falling to the ground

~A swing with a carpeted kaleidoscope of favorites to choose from

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Coral bell flowers just after the rain
~Bi-colored lilacs with raindrops clinging to the petals
~Gorgeous irises bejeweled in the remnants of the last line of storms