The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Pink ornamental crabapple flowers growing where a church once stood

~White ornamental crabapple flowers growing where a hotel once stood

~Purply-pink ornamental plum flowers growing where a canal once flowed

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 24th- A few of my favorite things...

~Apples growing on the tree

~The next set of flowers getting ready to bloom

~A ladybug making a cheery yellow lily even more pretty

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Yellow forsythia blooming in the hedges

~Yellow-centered daffodils with white edges in the gardens

~Yellow dandelions growing wherever they can

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 10th- A few of my favorite things...

~Black-cap raspberries in waiting

~Apples in waiting

~Mulberries in waiting

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~The bright green of apples growing on the tree
~Milkweed pods growing among the mid-green tones of milkweed leaves
~The deep green of English plantain that gets you in the Christmas spirit even on a very hot day

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

Nov 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Bright yellow maple leaves striking contrast on the ground
~Bright blue wild grapes contrasting the tree they are growing on
~The vibrant colors of fall overtaking the gloom of the rain

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~An apple patiently growing on the tree
~A frog impatiently waiting for his friend to arrive
~A red squirrel patiently pretending to be a branch until I leave

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~My little Doc McStuffin's excitement over her new book that will grow with her (she was exploring it all afternoon) 
~Ice at the bottom of the falls that looks like ribbon candy
~Growing buds waiting for the cue to begin Spring's symphony

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~A dandelion that made good on his vow to ring in the new year
~Finding mushrooms growing in January
~Girlies who think bugs can have as much fun in the doll houses

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~Shoes awaiting St Nicholas' arrival
~Wondering if Nicholas has been studying the Punic Wars
~Shoes, getting bigger each year, awaiting girlies to wake from their slumber...Happy St Nicholas' Day!