The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Wind sculpting the snow on the roof

~A creek running through a snow-filled pasture

~Snowmobiles in lieu of mules on the Old Towpath

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Sunshine on the treetops soaking in the rays

~Sunshine sparkling on the creek rushing by

~Sunshine on all points in between

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~Saying goodbye to the last day before my birthday heading out on an unbroken trail

~Passing snow dappled like a lunar landscape before joining where others have trod

~Passing by a creek, wondering where it leads like the coming new year

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

 Oct 26th- A few of my favorite things...

~A walk on a very rainy day to see the plants on the ground

~A snail who moved to higher ground because of it

~A creek who decided it wanted broadened its horizons across the ground and take its historic path for the night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~A red dot of a ladybug wandering, looking for a meal on the underside of a leaf

~A red leaf in the creek caught along its flow downstream

~Spying Red hearts in a row on painted rock along our evening walk

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~A frog that seems to convey he is ignoring us for leaving him for two weeks
~A crayfish who seems equally miffed by our absence
~A creek forgiving enough to give up some of her treasures for those who return to her banks

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~A creek wandering its way to the river

~The sun finding places to rise on the other side of the earth

~A comet passing by finding its way to other parts of the galaxy

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A trip to the creek to find friends above water,...
~Friends below water, and...
~Friends somewhere in between

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~A trip to the creek to find treasures...wondering what was the last meal this plate held and...
~Wondering what this vessel once held and...
~Wondering just what was this thing and how did it land in the creek?

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Light casting shadows of grasses taller than the passers-by
~Light skipping across a creek highlighting stones to seek and save
~Light slicing between the tree like a gnomon reminding the viewer that the time is spring