The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~Cacti brave and hardy enough to grow in the North

~A green crab spider brave enough to hide in plain sight

~A brave little raptor still trying to stake his claim in the crows' territory

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~A trip down the trail in Savannah, NY of what was once West Shore Railroad...and still seeing its ties to the land

~Watching the greening of the under-canopy as Spring continues to stake its hold

~Watching how land has reclaimed its territory thanks to the being protected for future generations

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Yellow forsythia blossoms making a bright show on bushes
~Yellow daffodils making a bright show in a mostly brown garden
~Yellow dandelions making a bright show wherever they stake their claim

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Waves of liquid silver rolling toward the Maple Bay
~Red-wing blackbirds claiming their stake for spring
~Watching the locktenders move logs down river

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~An icy chandelier hanging in the tree
~An icy matrix sculpted between branches
~Spring reaching up through the soil to stake it ground