The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~An assembling of leprechauns...er... Gnomechauns for St Patrick's Day

~Carrying them in a cage so they won't escape

~Realizing that despite your best efforts, they disappear one by on into the hands of a well-deserving staff

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

 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

 Jan 22nd- A few of my favorite things....

~Finding and marking all the places the seams need mending

~One by one, making them magically disappear

~A friend ready to go for the next set of adventures

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The magic of mixing very different ingredients into a batter

~The magic of turning batter into mounds of chocolate-chippy goodness

~The magic of the oven turning them into round disks that seem to disappear

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Blue on the ground for when the blue in the sky begins to disappear
~The first of the tulips to add cheer to the soul
~Sproutlings beginning in the farm fields as the Symphony of Spring begins its first movement

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~White fluffy clouds that get painted gold, then...
~Disappear...only to have flaming orange ones take their place with...
~Watercolor like brushstrokes and swirls that wax and wane as the light fades for the night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~The sun and clouds putting on a spectacular show after a day of gray
~The horizon seeming to gently cradle the sun
~Until it disappears from sight

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~A bumper sticker with a sentiment that I can really dig
~The evidence that the girlies must have watched the 1981 Annie recently
~Collecting stories before they disappear forever with their storyteller <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A lone tree standing watch as the snow makes the grass disappear
~Windows in water droplets
~The sound of four girlies making muffins by themselves