The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A seascape fairy house at the edge of the woods

~A variety of doors and fenestrations on each abode

~A patch of sunlight that seems to be tailor made for that house

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 19th- A few of my favorite things...

~Sunlight highlighting the surface of rocks on the shore

~Sunlight sparkling on the waves reaching the edge of the shore

~Sunlight stretching out on a lake that seems that fades into the horizon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Sunlight highlighting the edge of the clouds

~Watching clouds expand to higher heights

~The variety of clouds at the front edge of a line of approaching storms

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The sun setting a little further north on the western horizon each day

~The colors that blend to the edge of the sky

~Finding a fellow sunset sojourner out enjoying the lengthening of days at sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The sunshine sparkling through the icicles on the edge of the shady side of the house

~The sunny side of the park bench

~The sun bouncing off windows making an "X" worthy of a treasure map

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Walking onto the pier with the with the sunset colors fading in the sky
~Turning to take a picture of the eastern edge of the lake, then...
~Then turning back around to see the sky has one last surprise of beauty for the night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding treasures along the edge of the river
~Treasures ripening in the bushes
~Treasuring the quiet moments while watching the sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Figuring out how to make a daisy chain bracelet
~Looking for treasures at the water's edge
~Discovering the first of the peonies in full bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Glancing out the window to find sunlight painting the church next door
~Dappling the growing grass in shaded hues
~And coloring the sky at the back edge of the storm

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the willows greening on the edges of fields
~Discovering violets staking their claim by the canal trail
~Watching Lissie discover for herself that she really CAN ride a bike all by herself!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~The endless possibilities of vistas afforded by New York's hills 
~A small catbird trying to hide on the field's edge
~Giving new life to my former maple tree by turning its branches into trellises