The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~The last of the leaves bravely clinging to the tree

~The tangled silhouette of a barren tree against a blue sky

~Echoes of leaves that once graced the ground

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Piney shadows on the side of a church
~The silhouette of a spider who'd rather not be found
~A spider who decided the canal wall afforded a home with a great view from the front porch

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Last year's hydrangeas adding beauty to a barren landscape
~The delicate lace of last year's leaf on a mittened hand
~Bird silhouettes showing who is watching the setting sun with me

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~The silhouette of a raptor flying across the sky
~A little ladybug hiding amidst the reds
~Stripes of color at harvest

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Sunlight bouncing off one building and dancing on another
~Gold glistening through barren branches
~A potted plant silhouetted though an old window cheering those inside and out

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~The gift of an overnight shower in a drought
~The unique shape of a snow pea flower
~The silhouette of a farm at dusk

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Observing a doe and two fawns enjoying a mid-day snack
~The few bright blue dogwood berries that bravely survived this odd growing season
~Lacy sand cherry leaves silhouetted against the twilight sky

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Being small enough to still fit on Daddy's shoulders
~Flags at rest at sunset
~The mixed silhouettes of trees with leaves and without at sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~Wisdom carved in stone many years ago
~The almost-spring trees silhouetted against the almost-spring sunset
~Being surprised with soft chocolate ice cream by someone who knows me well...thank you Chris!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~Leaf shadows dancing on the trees like a shadow puppet show
~Finding the silhouette of a tree with blue skies and the sun in the near still water
~Watching Ebony Jewelwing damselflies flitting about over Skaneateles Creek

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Celebrating Ben and Sarah's wedding today...congratulations!
~Shadowy leaf silhouettes in the evening's last rays
~Tiny privet flowers just beginning to bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My favorite Things

Feb 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching a game of chase between two squirrels through the snow
~The silhouette of branches, like hands ready to catch the snowflakes
~Teaching the girlies to make homemade soup (Gwyn's choice for supper), each preparing ingredients and then putting them in...then watching enjoy their hard work for dinner