The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Lilacs on the cusp of blooming on the branch

~Star of Bethlehem clusters blooming in the garden

~Sand cherry blooming by the fence

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 11th- A few of my favorite things...

~Walking in a light snow to find bows and baubles on a wrought iron fence

~Giant peppermints and poinsettias in the planters

~And a flag at the gate that lets you know that gnomes are in residence here

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

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

June 5th- A few of my favorite things...
~A small moth with wings that is trying to blend in with the curbing
~A small butterfly trying to blend in with the fence
~A small airplane trying to blend in with the sky

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~A planthopper slowly his hand at rope climbing
~Virginia creeper adding color to a weathered fence
~Stiff pinecones falling to earth contrasting with the soft grass below

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A well repaired wrought iron fence

~A pigeon posing perfectly on a park bench

~Eyes that seem to stare back at you across time

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~The intrigue of peering through a wrought iron fence,
~And over a wrought iron fence, and...
~Discovering a host of daffodils in front of the old University Club...Spring has come to downtown!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~A red ladybug catching some sun on a fence post
~A red geranium catching some sun in a planter
~Red leaves by red bricks catching some sun before the clouds roll in

And more red from today....

The Habit of Thankfulness: A few of My Favorite Things

July 16th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching a squirrel slink across a fence

~A skipper resting momentarily before fluttering away

~Quite possibly the cutest locket...Thea's choice of pictures

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~The fun of spinning down a spiral fireman's pole
~A tree defying its barriers
~A small bouquet for Father's Day picked by little hands

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Flowers that believe the woodchuck's prediction
~Looking down and seeing the top of the fence
~Gwynnie's pride in that she can share in the rite of being able to read to the others now

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Snow blanketing the tree house
~Snow covering the front steps
~Snow clinging to the wild grape vines

SNOW!!!!

The Habit the Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~The simple joys of a sparkly headband
~The promise of lilacs...patiently waiting
~Last years grape vine's shadow seemingly leaving a name scrawled on the fence...Esme perhaps?....