The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Last year's goldenrod in the afternoon sun

~Last year's grasses with their golden hues

~Last year's asters with their tiny pom-pops seeming to cheer on the warmer temps

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...

~The color of the sky at the cusp of dawn

~Discovering frost-edged leaves and grasses in the brightening skies

~Watching the sun burst forth over the horizon, knowing that the time of frost's gilding is coming to a close

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 15th- A few of my favorite things...

~Footprints frozen in time on the ground

~Ice and frost clinging to grasses poking out of the creek

~Splashes from the dam forming sculptures on the old limestone walls

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Honey-brown color of ripening grasses

~The sunshiny yellow of goldenrod

~The many hues of green in lichen on a tree

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Light casting shadows of grasses taller than the passers-by
~Light skipping across a creek highlighting stones to seek and save
~Light slicing between the tree like a gnomon reminding the viewer that the time is spring

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~Ringing in the year with the girlies watching the countdown in Times Square
~The magic of floats made from flowers, seeds, and grasses in winter
~The fun of creating a sparkly butterfly with the gift from grandma and grandpa