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

 May 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~Roofs with apexes of elegant simplicity

~Roofs with fancy wrought iron decorations

~Roofs with weather vanes to tell how the wind is shifting (or not) on a glorious day!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Wind sculpting the snow on the roof

~A creek running through a snow-filled pasture

~Snowmobiles in lieu of mules on the Old Towpath

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~A bright colorful leaf contrasting with gray cement

~A vibrant collection of color at your toes

~A fleeting patchwork quilt blanketing the ground before wind and rakes carry it away

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 12th- A few of my favorite things...

~Building a ship out of wax paper to sail on melt-off seas

~Figuring out a way to make an even larger ship to catch the wind

~Pondering your day's shipwright skills as you work on your model

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~Fresh footprints in the new fallen snow

~A ripply wave in the snow from brick pavers and wind

~Colorful lights adding turning white snow into splashes of color on the village tree

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~A walk as the sun sets earlier in the evening

~Watching the cloud lines move out after the rain

~A tree with its last three leaves holding fast in the wind

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~The setting sun casting shadows on the last of the snow
~The dance of melting snow, wind and light creating fleeting textures
~The light cast onto the fields by a sun setting just north of west

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Colossal clouds encompassing a farm
~A weather vane dancing on the wind
~Barbie Jeep Dreams: A DPW with a sense of humor

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching someone taking advantage of the wind for a bit of kite flying
~Watching the edge of the cloud chase the blue skies away
~Watching the blue skies stake its claim on the other side of the storm

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~Snow surfaces sculpted naturally by wind and temperature
~Finally having enough snow to sculpt by hand a snow-woman....
~A jaunty mustached snowman

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~Waking up to a new day and a new year all in one
~Children who find the Nativity just as wondrous after the presents
~Finding wind-built snow balls scattering the fields (making me wonder if Bugs Bunny is nearby)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Footprints gingerly left by a cat on new fallen snow
~Telling the predominate wind direction by looking at a steeple
~Homemade cookies that you didn't have to make yourself <3