The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Aug 3rd- A few of my favorite things...

~The fun of snorkeling and exploring underwater on a hot day

~Young treasure seekers looking to see what is hiding in the water

~Bits of glistening sea glass, pottery, and metal quarry to show for an evening's worth of hunting

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Stepping back in time for a few hours

~Sharing my love of history with bicyclists and walkers along the Towpath

~From horseshoes to pottery to people: each piece with a story of it own to tell

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

July 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding evidence for those who have been here before you
~Finding that Katy-didn't have a good day
~Finding the perfect puzzle rock to put back together

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~A bike ride heading east on the towpath
~Discovering treasures along the path and
~Discovering new friends along the way

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Doing some digging with the Grandma, Uncle Thomas, and girlies... and finding that one time there were Pepsi drinkers
~And some tea drinkers
~And keys to ride that left long ago

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~A bouquet of buttercups picked just for Mom
~Stopping by the creek to spot pottery and fish in the creek
~Stopping with Daddy to get ice cream just because

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Playing hide-n-seek in a garden where plants taller than you
~Showing your new friend the best way to throw rocks in a creek...
~That sometimes gives up its secrets

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking turns holding Shaniah, Gwyn or Lissie's hand around the ice rink
~Listening to the excitement of Thea telling Moriah about finding pottery (even though it was a few days ago)
~And beautiful near-full moon under which to count my blessings

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~The mesmerizing sight of watching a potter at the wheel
~Looking up the stairs of octagon houses 
~Exploring new gardens...just to find where the path leads