The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The sound of waves lapping up on shore

~The sound of the shells beneath your feet

~The sound of the the wind ahead of a storm

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~The beauty of the village garden in early spring

~The stunning contrast of clouds before a storm

~The colors in the sky as the rain breaks just before sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~Braving the storm to try pumpkin pie on the grill...a success!
~Decorating the Christmas tree while snowed-in
~The fun of flipping a switch to turn the tree from white lights to color and back again

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the sunrise splashing color on the lake early in the morning
~Watching the storm dramatically sweep across the lake
~Watching fall wash ashore as it begins to rain

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~An evening walk where little hands find perfectly curled crunchy leaves that fell with a recent storm
~Evidence no matter how small of the changing seasons
~With big fans of autumn finding smaller ones

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Otisco Lake Marina who came to the rescue and lent us an oar when we accidentally left our kayak paddle home...Thank you!!!
~Three girlies (and a Mommy) taking The Granny out on Otisco Lake
~Having enough time to cruise around on the bay and get back to the car before the storm rolled in

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Glancing out the window to find sunlight painting the church next door
~Dappling the growing grass in shaded hues
~And coloring the sky at the back edge of the storm

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Power lines silhouetted on a ridge
~Sunshine breaking through the snow squall lines
~Watching how Old Glory always flies a bit straighter in a storm

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~A stack of audiobooks
~A stack of new library books
~A stack of snacks to tide us over for a few days...bring on the storm 😎

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Stopping to skip stones on a quiet creek...
~Than empties in to a safe harbor for ducks...
~As as it reaches the lake as a storm rolls in