The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 27th- A few of my favorite things...

~A bike trip for four to enjoy midsummer's beauty

~Fields full of growing things, intentionally and unintentionally

~Sunlight glinting on tracks as if showing the trains the way

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Traveling past farms

~Traveling past fields

~Traveling to see trains

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~The scent of sweet rocket at the edges of the fields

~The hidden speckles of color in a cluster of horse chestnut flowers

~The surprise of the first rose in May

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~The striping of fields caused by planting and harvesting
~The golden brown color of corn ready to harvest
~Farms nestled into a hillside of color

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The scent of Japanese lilacs filling the air
~The sight of daisies beginning to fill the fields
~The joy of of being presented with a hand-picked bouquet just for you

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~A small stone that seems to have called his pebble friends for a meeting
~Being warned by a pair of geese gleaning in the fields at sunset
~Stopping by to watch the sun peek around the bend of the old canal

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

Sept 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~The early morning sun burning off the heavy fog blanketing the fields
~Dew so heavy that at nearly noon it has not evaporated due to saturated air
~Clouds in layers adding interest to a fiery sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding swirls in the drying hay on the hillside
~Parallel lines of corn sprouting on a rippled landscape
~Curving lines that connect with the straight rows on the fields