The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~An old windmill standing proudly in a field
~A slide that makes you feel like you are climbing to the clouds
~Finding more than the day's date to remind you that spring is here---maple buds ready to bloom!

Winslow's Second Camping Adventure: Day 7

Winslow started his day by making drawings with Lissie with ink 

made from honeysuckle berries.

(which Winslow wants to remind anyone that they are NOTedible)

THen while letting that dry it was off to Speculator, NY.

He stopped briefly with the girlies to admire the Mason Lake...

Then it was off to the Sacandaga River Walk.

There he found the perfect shelf mushroom 

should he ever take up 

deer hunting.

Then it was down the boardwalk to the most amazing views of the Sacandaga River!

No matter which way you look, it is always beautiful!

Winslow thinks the walk to the dock is definitely worth the views.

Breathtakingly beautiful.

Then it was back to the playground to have fun with the girlies.

Winslow thinks he found a distant cousin.

He got to ride a frog...that was bigger than him...

dig in the gravel for buried treasure...

and take in more amazing views of the Adirondack Mountains.

He even watched Shaniah balance walking across the chin-up poles.

He even rescued a ball from the ditch.

Winslow thinks it is pretty cool to be in at a school where they

leave out balls of all shapes and colors for the kids to play with...

even in the summer!

Winslow was feeling patriotic so he tried out flying on eagles wings.

Then he went to Chili Nights in Indian Lake for a 

fabulous Mexican dinner

He used his best manners and did not disturb 

the guy taking a siesta by the wall.

Then it was campfire time with the girlies...

....Thea was ready!

Winslow loved toasting his marshmallow

but this marshmallow, by far, was Winslow's

favorite ;-)

Winslow thinks a toasty, golden brown W is

a wonderful way to end the evening!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~Bunny and squirrel tracks zigzagging across freshly fallen snow
~Indoor playground at McDonalds...great for frigid temps outside
~Girlies still looking and finding Christmas trees and lights up as we drove around tonight 

Winslow's Musings: Rambling Thoughts of a Furby

Winslow thinks this is the only way... 

...one can be truly bored (board) at a playground.

...a 2x2, perhaps?...

...a  2x4?... 

(Winslow has no idea why these boards were here.)

Whether swinging,

climbing, 

or sliding... 

playgrounds rule!

Winslow approves of this post!

In Which Winslow Goes to Seneca Falls....

Winslow had never been to Seneca Falls, NY before.

One of the first things he discovered just outside of town was fantastic playground.

Deciding what to do first was hard...

....he was stumped...literally! 

Winslow thought this stump was cool so he decided to explore it

It had interesting rocks and lichen to look at.

Then he saw this cool hole to explore like Alice in Wonderland! 

But he couldn't fit through... 

...so he climbed down the side instead and found this great furby-sized

cave of sorts. 

Thea helped him arrange the gravel inside to make it more homey. 

Then he was off to explore the rest of the playground.

He found a furby seat on the boat and set sail... 

...with Gwynnie at the helm. 

And Winslow thinks its especially nice to go to the park with friends...

...because when you are down, a friend is always there to lift you up...

...especially on the see-saw! 

Then he went for a plane ride with Thea...

...and with no arms, he let fly this two-seater!

And like Winslow, the girlies found that sometimes 

the greatest things to play on the playground aren't the regular slides and swings.. 

but the rock border to jump from rock... 

...to rock.

Then he went to the canal park in town for lunch.

There he found the community garden to explore. 

Winslow like seeing what other people choose to plant...

....Veggies...

...and flowers!

He liked watching the canal traffic go through on the Barge Canal. 

There were even boats docked on the other side! 

It was fun to see one of the Canal Authority's work tugs go through.

And the real treat was watching the workers up on the roof of the old woollen factory

restoring the building to be used as the new headquarters for the Women's Hall of Fame. 

Winslow is glad to old buildings be restored and loved.

Originally this factory made sock for everyone 

including NASA and NBA. 

Winslow thinks that after 170 years this building deserves to be of use once more!

Then Winslow and the girls went to the other side of the canal 

to check out the boats docked there.

He found he liked watching the boat traffic... 

...as much as the 

duck traffic along the canal. 

Winslow thinks a just relaxing along the canal in Seneca Falls

is a great way to spend the day.