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[athena53]

A good workout, especially a good. long bike ride.

 

[Live And Learn]

Taking a bike ride through my neighborhood "garden watching". I love to see how people landscape and what plants they've chosen, the conditions they are in (sun / shade etc), and how they thrive.

Birdwatching at the park that is biking distance away.

Sitting on the back porch watching the birds at the pond, reading a library eBook.

Taking a nap ! I can't wait to ER so I can take a nap under the trees in the middle of the week !!

 

[Rushmore]

Playing cards with a group of 12 friends twice a month. Only costs me a homemade dessert and beverages twice a year. Laughter and fun priceless.

 

[Birchwood]

just going out in a nice morning with my old camera.

 

[Throwdownmyaceinthehole]

Gruene Hall most days free music with outstanding bands. Tubing the Comal, we just walk down with our tubes. Hot bath with a glass of wine and a paperback. Sitting outside in the morning with a cup of coffee, watching the world light up, and the birds begin to sing. Sliding into the sheets, prewarmed by hubby and the little dog.

 

[SVHoper]

The second thing I thought of (yes I officially have a dirty mind) ...

Well your user name is appropriate! I am still trying to work out a distant second.

 

[FUEGO]

Sunsets from the back porch might be number one.

Or suddenly realizing it's 2 am and you've just spend the last seven or eight hours having the most engaging conversation with a good life long friend, but didn't notice the time passing.

Sitting in my frayed armchair I bought at the thrift shop during college for $20 with a mug of hot coffee and a good book (this morning's was The Grapes of Wrath - Grampa just died from a good quick stroke; this book's a page turner!).

 

[joebloe]

I take wife to Costco every Friday for the 'free samples' cheap lunch.

 

[unclemick]

I take wife to Costco every Friday for the 'free samples' cheap lunch.

Vice versa - and she drives!

heh heh heh -

 

[RISP]

Blowing a high fastball past the opposing team's cleanup hitter for strike three.

 

[Dash man]

Answering the phone and hearing the words "hi dad!"


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[Beldar]

Just waking up. Just realizing I am still alive and in fairly good health and able to think about what I want to and can do today and in the future.

Unfortunately, that also includes what I ~must~ do, and that is go to w*rk.

But not for much longer

 

[NYEXPAT]

Employing my "Morning Wood".

 

[Sea Kayaker]

Braved the cold and went for a 2 hour kayak this past weekend. Despite the temperature (or lack of) it proved to be wonderful. It felt like I had the Salish Sea to myself - there was virtually no boat traffic, apart from the odd freighter or cargo ship bound for Asian markets. About an hour into my paddle, I heard a muted splash behind me and to my right. I looked behind me, but apart from the ripples on the water, I didn't see whatever created the splash. I stopped paddling and sat very still, allowing my boat to glide to a halt, in the hope that the critter (I thought that a seal was most likely) would reappear. It did. Surfacing not 4 feet to my right was a harbour porpoise, just bobbing alongside me, it's body tilted slightly to the right so that it's left eye could peer up at me. I was shocked - normally these are VERY shy animals and I have never had much luck getting close to them. This animal, maybe about 6ft long, had obviously chosen to check me out for reasons I'll never know - it's black, glittering eye full of curiosity - it's mouth curved up at the corners looking a lot like a mischievous grin. It may have been beside me for all of 10 seconds, but it seems longer than that - I was transfixed. And then an audible intake of breath into it's blowhole it slipped under the surface and was gone. I sat there and scanned the surface waiting for it to reappear - but nothing. I soon turned my kayak around and headed home - the magic of that encounter had masked the fact that I was getting COLD. On the way home I reflected about many things. I felt humbled.

This is the kind of thing that nourishes my soul. And costs me nothing.

 

[kaudrey]

Walking in to the house after a long day at w*rk and having my dog jump on me for attention. Makes me smile every day.

This week, learning that my MIL is cancer free after 6 months of chemo treatments.

 

[daylatedollarshort]

Walking in to the house after a long day at w*rk and having my dog jump on me for attention. Makes me smile every day.

This week, learning that my MIL is cancer free after 6 months of chemo treatments.

That is great new about the MIL!