The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Sept 27th- A few of my favorite things...

~A trip down the towpath to watch Autumn's kaleidoscope changing the landscape

~Finding a "hide-n-seek" rock by the rocks that have been there for almost 200 years

~Finding a new use for the old canal prism...planes, not boats!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a frog trying to hide by a rock
~Spying some tiny fish swimming around the rocks
~Finding a itty-bitty crayfish trying to look like a rock

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a rock with lines hiding in the creek
~Finding flowers deciding to bloom in spite of their locations
~Finding that the next generation loves observing just like you

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Hostas highlighted by the setting sun giving off their delicate scent
~A rock who dares to be different amidst the crowd
~Delicate crisscrossing lines of color, light, and shadow across the sky

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spending the afternoon at the beach where a little sand and water...
~And some shells and some rocks...
~And a few feathers become fortresses on the shore with a leaf boat or two

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little eyes that spot a pizza shaped rock hidden by a stranger
~A trail made magical by late blooming flowers
~One season setting, one season getting ready to begin

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite THings

July 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Moriah excited because she found a "puzzle rock" at work...
~Showing Thea how to carefully figure out how the pieces go together...
~And admiring how well they do :-)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 12th- A few of my favorite things..

~Being the big sister who can help the little sister with her work

~A tree that proudly holds his pet rock

~Finding a praying mantis ootheca (egg case) hidden among the fallen plants

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~One sister in shorts discovering how to make handprints with the melting snow on a warm day
~Two sisters trying to out-swing the other
~Three sisters finding the joy in doing things together

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

Mar 2nd- A few of My favorite things...
~Big sisters who always have the best stories
~Imprompu kitchens made from chairs and Playmobil Castle parts
~Seeing how Thea sorted the rock collection all by herself