The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~Unloved corners of a building beautified

~Signs that help spark inquiry and learning

~Knowing that flowers and plants that are good for the soul are also good the for Bees, Birds, and Butterflies too!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A good day to go to the sledding hill to ride down and learn how to snowboard

~A good afternoon to cross country ski on the towpath

~A good night to learn how to snowshoe in the old canal prism

If life gives you snow...

...get out and have fun!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Finding a gingerbread cookie recipe that does not require molasses

~Cookie dough that smells as good unbaked as baked

~Foxes ready to catch any deserters who will then be dessert

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~An evening walk before curfew to see what has begun to bloom and leaf out
~Fixing a Memorial Day oversight due to extenuating circumstances
~Remembering all that is still good in this world

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Icicles that seem to think the sign is too cold to put their feet on
~A goose that makes sure that I get a picture of his good side
~A duck imagining being warmed by a thousand suns on a frigid day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spying goldenrod galls in the garden
~The excitement of finding good windfall apples under the apple tree (good but a bit tart yet)
~Being ignored by a toad who was on bug duty

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~A view where the mountains stretch on forever
~A lake view as Pleasant as its name
~A short walk in the woods to the Sacandaga River for a mental reset of all that is good in the world

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Learning about writing from a real published author Laurie Fortino
~Learning about the steps it takes to come up with a good tale of your own
~Trying your hand at writing your own story, with or without words