The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The beauty of crimson leaves unfurling

~The contrast of crimson leaves with yellow flowers

~The delicate appearance of pink flowers with crimson branches

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Thingd

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

~A bold red tulip that begs for attention

~A delicate pink dogwood blossom content to blend in with friends

~A shy group of Solomon Seal blossoms that hang out discretely under the leaves

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Double bud cherry blossoms in a delicate hint of pink

~Wild cherry blossoms scattered on the sidewalk

~The canopy above beginning to green

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Spying delicate blue egg shells along the towpath

~A bush that caught a maple tree's bouquet

~Tulips on the cusp of blossoming

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Pretty plates with a delicate rose design

~Remembering the napkin rings you bought years ago and stored away

~Creating another set of dinner napkins that can change with just a simple fold to make a lovely place setting

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~The blossoming of the last of the summer trees, the Chinese Scholar Tree
~Delicate blossoms, almost orchid in appearance
~Bees enjoying this abundantly blossoming tree mid-summer as much as I do

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Mid-summer flowers in full bloom...coneflower with a buzzing bee
~Orange daylily commanding attention of passers-by
~The delicate sweet pea holding its own without a gardener to tend it

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~The delicate scent of lilacs beginning to fill the air
~The striking beauty of a purple sand cherry against a weathered fence
~The promise of apples from a tree patiently waiting to bloom

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

Mar 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~An acoustical guitar concert "Guitar through the Ages" by Timothy Schmidt with...
~Delicate Renaissance sounds blending into Contemporary Latin American sounds...
~Inspiring the next generation of guitar players

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~A stained glass window with glass cut in unexpected angles
~Leaves that are a collage of unexpected color combinations
~A snail with a shell that looks as if it were made of delicate glass