The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~A bright pop of pink like floral fireworks

~A stunning blend of magenta and gold

~A tiny slug taking his time to enjoy early summer

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Sept 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~Lilac leaves beginning their preamble into fall

~Milkweed leaves shedding their verdant summer coat

~Goldenrod like Midas' torch leading the greenery from one season to the next

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Last years butterfly habitat signs touched up for this year

~A hillside full of milkweed awaiting summer's monarchs

~Finding a few bugs that came early to the party

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

 Nov 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching the milkweed that we helped protect send out seeds from the pods

~Little fluffy tufts that carry the seeds to new locations for future butterflies

~The satisfaction that the end of this year's project is only really an abundant beginning

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Aug 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Brightly colored dahlias that make you smile

~Tiny little webs on Queen Anne's Lace "nests"

~Joe Pye Weed taking up pink where milkweed left off

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 16th- A few of my favorite things...

~Bee "saddlebags" full of pollen

~A female monarch stopping for a sip

~Discovering a swallowtail enjoying the patch too

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Spying hummingbird clearwing moth enjoying the milkweed this evening

~Spying a busy community centered around one plant

~Spying the next generation hiding from view

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 13th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching the new Butterfly Habitat all abuzz

~Seeing the milkweed hopping with activity

~Butterflies all aflutter over their new diner

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 2nd- A few of my favorite things...

~A darner fly landing delicately on a leaf

~A ladybug waddling around a cluster of milkweed flowers

~A bee at work gathering pollen at the milkweed diner

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~The canal wall filling up with milkweed once again this year
~Bees happily buzzing from flower to flower
~A ladybug that found a cozy place to hide for the night