The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 June 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Tiny flowers on the top of grass stems

~Tiny seeds that ripen on the stem

~Tiny bouquets of privet flowers adding their scent to the air

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Pink edging on a white clover flower
~Pink buds all around the first sweet william blossom
~The light pink edging on newly formed seeds

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~Ringing in the year with the girlies watching the countdown in Times Square
~The magic of floats made from flowers, seeds, and grasses in winter
~The fun of creating a sparkly butterfly with the gift from grandma and grandpa

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~The remains of summer flowers braving winter's onset
~Seeds that look like little snowball flowers 
~A warm enough day to finally figure out how to get into the tree house on your own

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Golden milkweed pods against the snow...
~Sending off fairies into the to the windblown landscape...
~And painting their shadows on the snow-packed ground.

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering the first of the crocuses are up
~Taking a walk down to the village garden and finding their Lenten Rose (Hellebore) is fully in bloom
~The remnants of last year's seeds ready to begin their journey

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~The swirl of leaves of lettuce ready to go to seed
~The florets of dill which look like a 3rd grade solar system display
~The "nest" of Queen Anne's lace when it goes to seed

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~Bright red flowers of the red maples against a blue sky
~A robin taking off as we pass by
~Finding the remnants of last year's tree glory fading, making way for new growth

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Observing a pair of chickadees alighting on asters and goldenrod looking for seeds
~Being watched by a robin who landed on a fence (I think sometimes birds do like to turn the tables and people watch for their amusement)
~Listening to the rain pouring down hard on concrete