The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Ice on the things that stay green

~Ice on the things that find color in other ways

~Ice painting a landscape with ephemeral layer of glass

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

Feb 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Stopping to take in how beautiful our village is at dawn's early light
~Stopping to watch a guy have fun running his RC car up and down and around the snowbanks
~Stopping to enjoy the beauty of snow and ice that has painted the yard in sparkles

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Autumnal colors and snow reflected in mirror smooth ice
~A warm, indoor tree lighting with hot cocoa at the Barnes Hiscock Mansion
~Watching the skaters break forth on freshly groomed ice for an evening skate by the Christmas tree in Clinton Square

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Ice coating the trees, but not the roads
~Birds standing in a stunt doubles for leaves
~My dress for the wedding finally arriving

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A fleeting light sconce on the wall moving as the hour progresses
~A mysterious arch of ice circles on the ice in the old canal waters
~Icicles on the arch of the old aqueduct like stalactites on the ceiling of an ancient cave

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Thankfulness

Aug 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~The magic of taking ice...
~And adding syrup flavoring...
~To make snow cone (or bowl in this case) treats with one or two or tree flavors...and smiles

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~Snow surfaces sculpted naturally by wind and temperature
~Finally having enough snow to sculpt by hand a snow-woman....
~A jaunty mustached snowman