The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~White ornamental pear blossoms

~White wild sweet cherry blossoms

~White juneberry blossoms...Spring is on the move across the land!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Apr 15th- A few of my favorite things...

~Magnolias blossoms with streaks of white and pink

~Ornamental cherry blossoms with pink buds opening into almost white blossoms

~Wild cherry blossoms nestled amid green leaves

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Double bud cherry blossoms in a delicate hint of pink

~Wild cherry blossoms scattered on the sidewalk

~The canopy above beginning to green

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~Catching the sun bursting forth through the leaves

~Watching the birds swirl to the setting sun

~Finding a wild stained glass design while gazing through still barren branches

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding that the wild milkweed patch along the canal hides a secret cache of monarch eggs
~Discovering a small monarch caterpillar eating his lunch
~Watching a monarch butterfly fluttering around and stopping occasionally for a snack

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~The soft, fuzzy berries the color of sherbet as the staghorn sumac ripens
~Eyes that spy a piece of the old canal wall poking through the ground
~Little noses that smell mint, then locate it growing wild in the grass

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~An early morning fishing trip with Daddy
~Helping release monarch butterflies back into the wild at the library
~Watching the waves on the lake go still as the sun goes down

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spying three holes left by a hungry woodpecker
~Spying a wild strawberry patch for a future hungry hiker
~Spying flowers that ask you to remember them

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 11th- A few of my favorite things...

~Little eyes watching the skies with me thoughout the day

~Little feet tip-toeing to get closer to the wildlife

~Little people height that that sees what grown-ups miss