The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 14th- A few of my favorite things...

~A Study in Violet...Violets in graphite,...

~Violets in watercolor, and...

~Violets in color pencil on a winter's evening

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 31st- A few of my favorite things...

~Glory-of-Snow in full bloom in Spring's overture

~The notes of bountiful crocuses filling the the song

~Violets quietly adding counterpoint to the beginning of Spring's yearly symphony

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 30th- A few of my favorite things...

~Glory of Snow flowers aptly blooming the day before it will snow again

~A daffodil that seems to be checking out his own shadow

~A honey bee loading his "saddlebags" full of violet pollen

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the willows greening on the edges of fields
~Discovering violets staking their claim by the canal trail
~Watching Lissie discover for herself that she really CAN ride a bike all by herself!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Three small tea purveyors who hand-picked a delightful tea combination from the garden of mints and violets 
~A tin of tea from not-as-local tea purveyors from my eldest
~Gifts and cards from the tiny hands that make this day so special 

  

MOTHERHOOD:
A BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND KIND OF JOB 

<3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Being treated to a sun halo while gardening
~The delicate scent of violets filling the air
~The first of the garden's goodies being used for tonight's supper

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 2nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Rain drenched grass
~Raindrops dripping off violets
~A groundhog coming out to check on spring's progress

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~The first violets are blooming
~The first moth of the season blending in really well
~The firstborn's cake...17 years have flown...we are blessed grin emoticon