The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 26th- A few of my favorite things...

~The sunshine sparkling through the icicles on the edge of the shady side of the house

~The sunny side of the park bench

~The sun bouncing off windows making an "X" worthy of a treasure map

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Shopkeepers who still take time to decorate their windows

~The wonder and joy simple displays bring

~Knowing children still stop for Christmas lights

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spotting the first of the lights going up for the holidays
~How lights transform the ordinary into the sparkly
~Shop keepers who take the extra time to add their touch of magic to the village displays

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~Choosing our favorite stained glass windows while waiting for the music to begin and Lissie finding hers right away
~The glass jewels scattered liberally throughout these windows making these my favorite
~Being tapped on the shoulder by the youngest who points and decided this was her favorite...she has good taste :-)

Grace Episcopal Church

Syracuse, NY

and then the music began

at the Civic Morning Musicals...

Such talented artists!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~A line of windows in which each seems to have their own ideas on what to reflect
~A spot of passing sunshine against a gray sky
~Corn fields turning bronze... hardly third place amidst the surrounding golds and silvers

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Sunshine so bright the buildings seem to melt into a puddle
~Windows that share light with the dark side of the street
~Old architecture reinterpreted by the new

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A lone tree standing watch as the snow makes the grass disappear
~Windows in water droplets
~The sound of four girlies making muffins by themselves

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Sunlight bouncing off one building and dancing on another
~Gold glistening through barren branches
~A potted plant silhouetted though an old window cheering those inside and out

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~Reading with a dragon
~Hydrangea leaves adding color long after the showy blossoms have left the parade 
~Wondering what views these windows once saw

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~AXA (MONY) Towers making the Galleries' lines even more peculiar
~The Galleries trying its hand at reflecting modern art
~Pigeons that photobomb the Cathedral in Syracuse

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Windows framing the sky
~Music framing art at Symphoria's children's concert this morning
~A long caravan headed down the towpath for a Daddy adventure

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Beauty even when the sun finds it hard to shine
~Leaves that hold tight even through a hard winter season
~Light flowing through into an old factory once again

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Windows that seem to frame a painting that changes with the seasons
~Introducing the girlies to the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
~Shaniah's attempt at following along using watercolors