The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Milkweed on the cusp of blooming

~Watching a happy bumble bee climb up a yellow lupine like an expert rock climber

~Finding a bumble bee at work on white iris blossoms

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 1st- A few of my favorite things...

~Perfect swirls of snow gracing the fountain steps

~A chess game that sees six more weeks of winter

~A trash can lid that seems happy in spite of it all 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~A cat who looks grumpy for having to sit through a portrait session
~Kitties who are happy because the world is fun to explore
~Gifts made in secret for the next sister's birthday

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding Narnia in a puddle
~Shadows shifting across the snow, painting the canvas anew throughout the day
~The sounds of happy music filling the house in the evening

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~A musical program that helps little eyes notice details in their surroundings
~Carry them away to far off lands to their happy place
~And perhaps learn to weather the storms of life through art

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~Happy clouds passing by a steeple
~A happy spotted skipper butterfly stopping by some phlox
~Happy little girlies showing off their treasures they found on the shore of Cayuga Lake with grandma and grandpa

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~A happy bride who found her Waldo 
~Watching flower girls and ring bearers occupy themselves during the ceremony
~The smile that lets you know Waldo didn't mind being found <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Teaching the next generation to leave things better that you found them...Earth Day Clean-Up 2018
~Trash that seems rather happy to be picked up
~And finding a 5 dollar bill, learning that helping clean up can be a sweet adventure (disclaimer Shaniah also used a some birthday money to treat everyone to ice cream after a long afternoon's work)