What are your simple pleasures?

[Tobin S.]

I've been working 6 days a week recently because we are short-handed. I have Sundays off right now. On my day off I enjoy simply sitting on the patio and drinking a six pack. That's all I really want to do.

A friend was sitting with me a few weeks back on the patio on my day off. The weather was sunny and mild. We've got several trees in our yard and it stays shady this time of year. We were silent for while, just observing the moment. Then my friend commented, "This is like heaven." I think so, too.

[spooky3]

1. It's rained so much this year but it's sunny with low humidity today. As soon as I get

housework and errands done, I'm sitting out on the deck and just enjoying the beauty of it.

Having happy pets is a simple pleasure, too.

[yellowdogintexas]

2. good coffee, nice weather, cuddly cats

laughing it up with good friends
a nice hot shower

[Grasswire2]

6. I just came to type "my kitty"

Drinking coffee, cat on my lap. Toast with fresh-made apple butter.

[dameatball]

3. Sitting on my screen porch next to the creek with my dog, my cat, a ceiling fan and a good book

[hibbing]

4. Watching my pollinator garden

I just started it this year so it will take a few years for some plants to mature but I love going out and watching the various bees, beetles, butterflies, wasps and other insects all over all my plants.


Peace

[Grasswire2]

7. do you have milkweed?

I've been meaning to plant some. Haven't found any seeds.

[hibbing]

8. Yeah, I have some volunteer milkweed

Oddly, I never saw those get much action, even from all the monarchs I had in my yard. Next year I will have a "swamp milkweed" blooming which monarchs supposedly prefer.

Peace

[WhiteTara]

5. Rooiboo tea with milk and honey

sitting out under the trees with the dog and cats listening to the sounds of nature.

[Grasswire2]

9. I am very fortunate to live on the bank of a pretty big river.

I have a modest apartment in a big old house that was built as a summer cottage for a wealthy family. The lawn is about twenty feet higher than the water. All good unless it floods. There are many locust trees and there are many pleasure boaters and a cruise boat on warm days and evenings. And many salmon fishermen during season. Not much commercial traffic other than an occasional tug. Platoons of Canada geese. Resident bald eagles and osprey. I am at ground level, with big picture windows. Every day I am grateful to craigslist for this place. It's the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.

[Worried senior]

17. Sounds wonderful

To be able to see all of that from your apartment. I have always wanted to live on the water.

[FM123]

10. Sitting & drinking!

I seem to be running here and there at all times, often without grabbing a bite to eat or drink of water - so when I get a chance to plop down and have a hot cup of coffee or a nice glass of wine sitting not standing or on the go, that is more than a simple pleasure it is bliss.

[PJMcK]

11. I can't publish them on a public website!

Nah, just kidding.

We have similar plan to your's, Tobin S. We make up a picnic basket of food and liquid refreshments and walk down to the Delaware River to sit on the deck and observe the beauty. There are many different birds including bald eagles and red-tailed hawks as well as egrets. There are lots of deer and ground critters. We have bears, as well, though they tend to keep to themselves.

Sometimes we sit in silence for hours and other times we'll talk or listen to music. It's quite simple and amazingly beautiful.

Here's a funny story about the bears. Recently, I was mowing the lawn and there were several deposits of deer droppings which we see all the time. However, there was another sample that was obviously from a bear. This evidence disproves the adage: The bear does not shit in the woods, he shits on my front lawn!

[Tobin S.]

12. A common theme here is nature.

Humanity has tried to overcome and conquer nature not fully realizing that to do so makes us at war with ourselves. For we are just as much a part of nature as the trees and the deer and the insects.

To appreciate nature and to work in harmony with it is to appreciate ourselves and be peaceful.

[Snellius]

14. Chief Seattle

"Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." Chief Seattle. They say he didn't say this but was put in his mouth by a film writer, but nevertheless....

[livetohike]

13. I like to hike. We retired one mile from a state park

and are surrounded by state gamelands. We can walk out our door and be on an established trail in minutes. Taking the dogs with us and I don't need anything else .

[Aristus]

15. Hot coffee in the morning, strong drink at night,

a lazy rainy day, and a good book.

[NNadir]

16. Sleeping late and waking up to my wife. n/t.

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. To crush my enemies. To see them driven before me. And to hear the lamentation of their women.

Actually,

a cup of coffee in the morning while it's still dark outside is perhaps my greatest joy of any day.

[Tobin S.]

35. Ain't seen that user name in a while.

How have you been? I see you're as salty as ever.

[Rabrrrrrr]

39. Hey, Tobin! I've been good.

I've been lurking a lot - especially during Obama's time because, gosh, not a lot to get pissy about while he was in charge (except for the GOP obstructionism and racism and etc...).

But when Donald got fake elected, my rage returned and I needed DU to stay calm

I don't post much, but I do come here every day to check the headlines and get the real fake news so I can help destroy American and wage war on Christmas.

How have you been?!

[Tobin S.]

41. I've been well.

I don’t post much here either now days, but, like you, I’ll check in fairly often. I’ve been here more in recent days in anticipation of the mid-terms.

[Major Nikon]

19. Whiskey

[Ron Obvious]

20. Reading 1-star imdb movie reviews for movies I hated

The more vicious, the better.

[llmart]

21. My daily walks at a nearby park.

I walk every day all year round. I have often told people that for the 26 years walking at this park, I always see something new that I've never seen before. The other day I saw a mink. I knew they were at the park, but had never seen one in person. I remember the exact day years ago when I saw my first bald eagle high in a tree by the lake. I've seen a doe nursing her baby. I try to go off the beaten paths at the park where I don't have to listen to people talking loud. Sometimes I find a bench high on a hill overlooking the lake and have my morning coffee and bagel.

I love weather - all kinds of weather. I love dramatic weather too. I love the four seasons.

My other simple pleasures are reading, talking with friends and watching my toddler granddaughter learn about the world around her. I love having her sit next to me while I read her a book before bedtime.

[Luciferous]

22. Reading a good book on a rainy day.

[Flaleftist]

23. Kayaking, hiking, smoking a bowl and playing Warcraft.

Binge watching a good series with a bottle or two of Cabernet.

[Kali]

24. this time of year, sitting on the front porch watching the hummingbirds at the 3 feeders in view.

coffee in the morning, ice tea later, maybe a glass of wine or a beer in the evening (not very often anymore)

[Tikki]

25. Listening to the music I love turned way up loud with the headset on.

Reading interesting bios and autobios, sci-fi and really detailed true crime books.

Going barefoot.

Moving around pretty much pain free since my hip surgeries.

Tikki

[Hoyt]

26. When no project due, which is now more often in semi-retirement -- playing my bouzouki or guitar;

watching some kind of show with visually interesting subjects, but not requiring concentration; a good stiff drink; my cat nearby; my lady friend sleeping after a nice day; forgetting about that ugliness of politics for moment; and planning on going hiking tomorrow if I please. All like tonight.

I sure like the sound of living near big water with a nice porch, and friends who enjoy silence and introspection.

[redstateblues]

27. Riding my bike

[Laffy Kat]

28. Watching Netfix and napping with my pets, especially on cool and rainy days. nt

[Kurt V.]

29. Sunrises

i get up before the sun everyday. i make it a point to watch the sun rise as i will in just a few minutes.

[Tobin S.]

36. I like the early morning sun as well.

I find golden quality of the light to be beautiful, and it puts me in a reflective frame of mind.

[Cousin Dupree]

30. My dog. Anything with my dog. She makes me feel peaceful and happy..I love her more than

words can say

[Floyd R. Turbo]

31. Holding my wife's hand.

[zanana1]

32. Watching a good movie with my cat purring on my lap. And potato chips. nt

[femmocrat]

33. I love watching British period dramas.

I’ve seen just about everything Netflix has in their catalogue. I’m so excited for Poldark and the Durrells in Corfu starting their new seasons this weekend.

[left-of-center2012]

34. Cooked elbow macaroni ...

With a can of chili mixed in with the macaroni.

works best if you open the can,
and dump the contents into the pasta.

[Generic Brad]

37. Walking with my wife every night

We make sure we put in a few miles every night after work and triple on weekends. When it’s not raining, we are at a local park. When the weather is bad, we mall walk.

[lastlib]

38. A peach float!

Peach Nehi over vanilla ice cream! Yummy!

[LAS14]

40. Reading a riviting book on a gloomy day with a bowl of popcorn. And a glass...

... of B & B.

[HeiressofBickworth]

42. For the past two months, my simple pleasure

has been taking care of my 8-month old great-grandson three mornings a week while his Daddy works full-time and Mommy (my granddaughter) works part time. He is a lovely baby, pleasant temperment and just generally a pleasure to play with. We sing to each other (he is so tolerant of my total lack of ability), we play finger counting games, I read to him, we watch black & white movies together. I think he is attracted by the contrasting black and white images because he surely doesn't know what a movie is. I give him his morning bottle, feed him his oatmeal and/or strained fruit and rub his back when he goes down for a nap. Then the Mommy comes home and I go back to my home, satisfied that I gave him lots of love and attention.