The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~A chrysalis hiding on a tree

~A moth blending into a flower

~A mourning dove trying to be top bird for the night

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 5th- A few of my favorite things...
~A small moth with wings that is trying to blend in with the curbing
~A small butterfly trying to blend in with the fence
~A small airplane trying to blend in with the sky

The Habit of thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~More monarchs out enjoying the wildflowers
~Watching how ladybugs are aphid vacuum cleaners
~Spying a wee moth taking a rest

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Coming home to tomatoes ripening on the vine,...
~A moth that just wanted a helping hand,...
~And the first of the goldenrod beginning to bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~A tiny moth on the brown-eyed susans
~And even tinier crab spider enjoying the blossoms
~And a much lager crab spider that dined well again tonight

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Ice cream sundaes at the reading program sign-ups
~A moth who wishes he could get some ice cream too
~The sun setting its furthest point north of west before beginning its journey south again

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering big sis's place had a playground
~A tiny fly checking out the maple leaves with me
~The delicate, translucent wings of a moth catching the last of the sun's ray

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~A damselfly resting on a blade of grass
~A milkweed bug diversifying
~A moth that looks like it could be in the cast of Star Wars

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering a new trail with just Mommy...no big sisters necessary
~Leading the way, finding wildflowers and...
~New little friends along the path

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Footprints left by a faithful friend long, long ago
~A bouquet of roses still on the bush
~A nighttime visitor to the porch screen

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A colorful beach umbrella on a hot day
~Finding a tiny moth trying to find shade under an aspen leaf
~A bee who enjoys this oregano as much as I do

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~A moth that looks like a tepee in the grass
~Moriah capturing a spider catching the moon
~Finally being able to see the moon and stars after many cloudy nights

Winslow's Second Camping Adventure: Day 5

Winslow was off for another day for fun in the sun at the beach...

well not much sun to be had, 

but there is always much fun!

Winslow first tried for a relaxing spa treatment int the sand.

The view was just as relaxing.

Then he went over to inspect the sand creation building of the day.

Then it was off for a walk with Gwyn.

He paused for a view along the way...

...found a mushroom peeking out from under the pine needles.

He also found a piece of rope...

He considered the merits of taking up rock climbing.

But then he decided that picking up amateur  

blueberry picking might be a better hobby...

2 feet on the ground at all times.

Then it was back to the beach to watch Shaniah learn to do the back float...

...rescue a moth from the water and put him back on dry land...

...and check out his new decorative lake on his yacht.

Then it was back to the cabin to dry off, warm up, 

and check out all the cool treasures we found.

Winslow thought the bark looked cool under the microscope.

Then a cup of hot chocolate and popcorn to warm up with 

polished off the afternoon.

Lissie even gave him his own piece!

Then it was off to the Indian Lake Library's science program to make catapults...

...and test them out with marshmallows...

...but eating the marshmallows, not flinging them, was the best park.

Then more books and videos from the library!

The library is one of Winslow's favorite things about Indian Lake...

lots of books to choose from, lots of activities for the girlies...

...and where else in NY 

but the Adirondacks 

can you play with a logging truck 

in children's section? 

Winslow is thinking that even without much sun today, 

there was still so much fun!