The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 5th- A few of my favorite things...

~Yellow crocuses poking through the leaves

~Yellow forsythia on the cusp of blooming

~Spying the first of the daffodils in bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~More crocuses blooming in the garden

~The scent of lilacs filling the air

~The bright blue of thyme-leaved speedwell heralding Spring's beginning

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

 Apr 5th- A few of my favorite things...

~Stripey crocuses adding texture to color in the garden

~Dead nettle in bloom ironically reminding us of plants coming back to life

~Lenten rose blooming on schedule

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~Daffodils poking their way through their autumnal covering

~Glory of Snow on the cusp of blooming

~Crocuses bringing sunshine from the ground to meet the sunshine in the sky

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Discovering tiny white violets blooming in the garden

~Tiny purple violets enjoying the sunshine and warmth, too

~Finding a tiny pollinator hard at work among the crocuses before the big bees get to work

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~Crocuses blooming that are as blue as the sky and as yellow as the sun,
~Snowdrops as white as the clouds, and...
~A tiny speedwell blossom, ushering us into the beginning of Spring's symphony

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~A late night walk to hear Skaneateles Creek roar is way though the village
~Light reflecting on wet limestone
~Crocuses huddled down for a chilly night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little hands taking advantage of the last bits of snow to build shelters for the fairies...and also a spring residence 
~Crocuses taking advantage of a nearly snow-free yard to bloom
~Feet taking advantage of the uncovered green to leave flip-flops behind

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering the first of the crocuses are up
~Taking a walk down to the village garden and finding their Lenten Rose (Hellebore) is fully in bloom
~The remnants of last year's seeds ready to begin their journey

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding the crocuses have bloomed...pushing there way into the season if necessary
~Discovering that what looked like a spider epidemic in my yard was snow mold (very cool and such a relief)
~Wearing short sleeves and leaving coat in the car the car smile emoticon