The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Visiting a private garden graciously opened up once a year

~Gardens filled with textures and colors that are a feast for the eyes and the soul

~Spending the day with family on Mother's Day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Visiting Chittenango Landing to see where boats were made and fixed

~Recreated models both large and small

~Preserved canal structures worth taking a visit to understand

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Visiting Whiskey Hollow for another geology outing

~Young people, including both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts working to preserve this place

~A spring, a "cave", and and the remains of an old dam with a history to tell

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~An afternoon spent visiting an art gallery with paintings all by one artist
~Taking time to study a painting to see not only what the artist included, but even seeing his brush strokes
~Trying your hand at drawing what you see in the picture

If you are ever in the Skaneateles, NY area,
take time to check out this gallery:
http://barrowgallery.org/

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Visiting Fort Ontario, a fort that has a complex history
~Visiting the buildings and revetments above ground to see daily life at the fort
~Visiting the rifle galleries below ground to see how military life was once lived...with my five favorite girlies and my favorite grandson