The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Nov 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Beauty found in a snow covered yard

~Beauty found in a snow covered tree

~Beauty found in a snow covered road

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Sunrise light filling the morning sky

~Dramatic clouds that give a new scene with every twist and turn of the road

~Silhouettes that make for a memorable morning drive

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~The purple of knapweed growing along the tracks
~The white of phlox growing along the side of the field
~The copious amounts of Queen Anne's lace decorating the edges of the road

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~An evening bicycle trip to Bonta Bridge...
~Resting for a while, enjoying the mirror reflection on the Seneca River
~Then noting, as Thea put it, "There are thousands of wishes along the road!" just waiting to be made by little hands

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Waking up to the world looking like a winter wonderland
~A fresh coating of snow decorating the decorations
~And painting the landscape to give new views around every bend in the road

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Raindrops on roses
~Whiskers on kittens...er...or at least older debonair kitty
~And one thankless, snappy turtle rescued from the middle of the road (you're welcome anyways, Mr Snapper :-) )

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~A rock with its own road map
~Catching an eagle flying overhead three days in a row
~Driving into Syracuse and seeing a cloud that looks like a waterfall of snow...then passing under the cascade into a magical flurry

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~A church spire shadow like a giant sundial sweeping the ground
~The delicate cup-shaped petal of bindweed
~The power of the first of the summer thunderstorms

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Being stopped by turkeys crossing the road on the edge of Syracuse
~Finding the swallows nesting again in the old canal lock
~Spotting a sun dog in the sky on the way back from our evening walk