The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Blue skies and warm weather to check out what's sprouting in the garden

~Getting houses ready for the first of the spring fairies' arrival

~Music from both land, tree and feeder filling the yard

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 29th- A few of my favorite things...

~Awakening to find one white crocus blooming in the front garden

~A trio of crocuses as yellow as the sunshine

~A cluster of purple crocuses that has staked Spring's claim on the land

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~An evening talk about the Erie Canal by an educator at the Erie Canal Museum

~The land, people, and trade that made the canal possible

~A museum with canal artifacts to learn from and a book by the lecturer, Derrick Pratt, to take home

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A trip to Skaneateles Creek to find treasures on land,...

~And treasures in the water, and...

~Pondering what they once were

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 12th- A few of my favorite things...

~A trip down the towpath as the land turns a verdant green

~Making it down to the tracks in time hear the clang of the crossing gates coming down...and waving to the engineer

~A sun setting further north of west along the Spring horizon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~A trip to the creek to find treasures...wondering what was the last meal this plate held and...
~Wondering what this vessel once held and...
~Wondering just what was this thing and how did it land in the creek?

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My favorite Things

May 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~A hike at Camillus Forest Unique Area where you can see things that are fleeting,...
~Things that have been on the land for a long time, and...
~Views that go on forever

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Weeping Cherries beginning to blossom
~A Turkey Vulture that seemed to wave as we passed by
~Watching the land readied for planting...glimpses of time marching on while it seems to be standing still