The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Dandelion fluff on the cusp of setting sail

~Tiny barberry flowers adding spark to an already colorful palette

~A cluster of viburnum flowers beginning to open

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 30th- A few of my favorite things

~A cluster of boxelder leaves

~A bouquet of viburnum about to bloom

~A branch of barberry full of thorns, leaves, and tiny hanging flowers

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The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Awakening to find one white crocus blooming in the front garden

~A trio of crocuses as yellow as the sunshine

~A cluster of purple crocuses that has staked Spring's claim on the land

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~An array of sunflowers on a snowy day

~A window on the things of spring to look forward to

~A cluster of poppies to give hope Spring's coming beauty

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Leaves collecting raindrops for display

~Hosta flower clusters drenched by the afternoon's torrents

~Flowers with glistening jewels that disappear like Brigadoon into the night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A cluster of boxelder seeds draped like a chandelier

~Black walnuts ripening on the trees

~Ornamental crabapples adding color to summer's abundance of green on the trees

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The scent of sweet rocket at the edges of the fields

~The hidden speckles of color in a cluster of horse chestnut flowers

~The surprise of the first rose in May

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~A darner fly landing delicately on a leaf

~A ladybug waddling around a cluster of milkweed flowers

~A bee at work gathering pollen at the milkweed diner

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~The tiny clusters of even tinier florets that come together to make a flower... worthy of a queenly, delicate lace
~A honeybee enjoying the milkweed...too busy to notice me
~Spying an inchworm dropping from the trees like...well...a spy

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~A double bud red tulip on the cusp of blooming
~Showy red leaves unfurling on a rose bush
~Clusters of pink honeysuckle adding to the canon of color in spring's symphony