The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The fragrance that comes with apple blossoms opening up in the backyard

~Watching the blossoms open up a few at a time in their clusters on the branch

~A tree that seems to be staging its fine work on display a few at a time to have each blossom fully appreciated

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Colors that seem to set the trees aflame

~Leaves that seem to be on display just for you

~Branches that seem to be reaching out to high five each other on a season well done

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

 Dec 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~More lights on display with signs of the season

~Carolers out in the snow...or made of snow

~Knowing there's no place like Gnome for the holidays

A Few of My Favorite Things: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~Color in the treetops

~Color on the ground

~A fence that decided to display them somewhere in between

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 13th- A few of my favorite things...

~Stopping by Fort Brewerton and the Oliver Stevens Block House when their are soldiers afoot,...

~Artifacts left by many cultures on the site on display,...

~And history that is carefully stitched together

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~A patriotic display of wildflowers
~Little eyes that spied a silver spotted skipper in a patch of wildflowers
~The fun of watching planes go in for a landing after an evening flight

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Leaves taking time to sit and enjoy the lovely fall evening
~Reflecting on how short the glorious fall colors seem to hang around
~A well placed street lamp to keep the fall colors on display even at night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The magic in a bag of glow sticks...

~That with the fall of darkness transforms them...

~Into a "Lights on the Lawn" display