post a picture of your happy place

[fizzgig]

the place you go in your mind when you're feeling down...and please, my dear pevs, keep it clean :P

this is me on cannon beach in august 2005...the closest to absolute peace i've ever been


inverness (not my pic)
i spent a few days there back in june 2002, it was some of the most beautiful country i've ever seen

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. I love the first pic especially...

:hug:

[fizzgig]

2. thanks philboy

it's the wallpaper on my computer at work...it's really helpful on those especially hard days

:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. I can almost....

hear that water. Very soothing.

[Ava]

4. my happy place is found in some of my pics from italy

the most fun time of my life!

[fizzgig]

6. oh wow, ava

those are absolutely amazing. the two side-by-side are my favorites. i'm glad you had a great time :hi:

[Ava]

19. thanks

my favorite photo from the whole trip is that last one because it was so cool imo and because it was the last pics of the trip.. taken at 5am on the way to the airport the day we left.. we were all so sad to be going home!

[x-g.o.p.er]

5. The lake in Canada where I..

go fishing with my Dad and brothers every year:



If there is a heaven, I expect it to be something like that.

[fizzgig]

7. the colors are amazing

that looks so peaceful

[x-g.o.p.er]

12. And the fishing is phenomenal...

Day 1



Me with a big Northern Pike.

Walleye and Northern fishing is fantastic

[fizzgig]

16. nice catch

:thumbsup:

[x-g.o.p.er]

57. Thanks!

Even if we caught no fish at all, the wilderness and natural beauth of the landscape combined with the sparseness of people and the bonding with my brothers gives me an inner peace that I can't describe, but I would go insane without.

[supernova]

8. The Outer Banks

The Outer Banks are especially beautiful and feel so calm and beautiful there. But any beach is where I want to be!

[fizzgig]

10. i hope to see the outer banks some day

i have always lived near the mountains, but the older i get, the more the ocean calls my name

[DS1]

9. I like taking a walk down to our town's fishing/tourist pier

day



dusk



night

[fizzgig]

11. those pictures are wonderful

i especially like the middle one. it looks like a great place to sit and think

[Ava]

22. the dusk photo is absolutely breathtaking

beautiful photo!

[flvegan]

13. Like this

No, that isn't me, and I ride a Sugar, but that's the place.

[fizzgig]

15. that's damn cool

of course, i see myself totally eating shit if i tried that :D

[Haole Girl]

14. I'm sure it's no big surprise...

Hawaii

[fizzgig]

17. i was waiting for your pics

:)

that looks so serene

[Haole Girl]

20. Thanks

I liked your beach pic, too! :-)

[ChazII]

18. Carlsbad Cavern, NM

I know, I have strange ideas but this place is so peaceful to me. I loved Italy, too.

[fizzgig]

21. there is nothing strange with finding peace there

i'd love to see the caverns

[NMDemDist2]

24. I'll host ya

it's 15 miles from my house

:hi:

[fizzgig]

27. i will keep that in mind

i could make a good four-day weekend out of that :hi:

[YankeyMCC]

23. This probably captures it best -

Though in truth I was feeling pretty beat at that point of the trip :)

[fizzgig]

25. where is that?

is so stark but so beautiful.

[YankeyMCC]

36. The view is of Mt Washington in NH White Mnts

The spot is at the Davis Path / Boott Spur Trail intersection

[MassLiberal]

26. Vermont

where I truly belong

[fizzgig]

28. i've never been to new england

that green is almost too much for me to handle (says the girl who has lived her whole life in a place with an average yearly rainfall of 15 inches)

i can see how it would be hard to be away

[MassLiberal]

31. it really looks like that, too

You can't believe how beautiful Vermont is.

[DS1]

30. do you happen to remember which road that is?

It looks like 103, but then, most roads in Vermont look like 103 at some point or another.

And I like how they set up a place to pull over, all you get down here in MA is dozens of 'no parking' signs screwing up the scenery. I hate that.

[MassLiberal]

33. I didn't take this picture

but it could very well be 103 -- I thought it looked like 103 as well. Get up there often?

[DS1]

34. not as much as I used to, but 103 was a nice road to drive in the warmer months

basically cutting over from 91N to the state line at Crown Point in NY

[MassLiberal]

38. been there!

I went to college in Vermont, and on warm spring days we'd drive out to Lake Champlain. So beautiful.

[Fox Mulder]

29. Okay

From Happy Gilmore. I was trying to look for a picture of the little guy on the hobby horse, but I couldn't find one. x(

[fizzgig]

32. the shoes kinda ruin it for me

:P

[DarkTirade]

35. Not so much a physical location...

[fizzgig]

40. i can see that

:)

[Gonzo Gardener]

37. My happy place...

Once I go through this door I feel like I'm home. Two to three months a year I live here, in N-W Michigan, and the rest of the year I dream about it. (It's not so much the house as the place, the memories, and the fun that is always had here.)


Cottage on Thayer Lake



Dock on Thayer Lake


Boys Fishing off the Dock

[fizzgig]

41. that looks so relaxing

i could see how that feels like home

[Gonzo Gardener]

53. It's very relaxing...

and I hope to herd a few DUers up for the Traverse City Film Festival and a weenie roast this summer!

[BuelahWitch]

39. Some places I went while in Chicago

The Lincoln Park Zoo



Another part of the zoo:




The Chicago Historical Society (now the History Museum)




The first time I went to Chi-town, I saw the most beautiful sunset. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera. But this pic reminds me of it:

[fizzgig]

43. that second picture is wonderful

i never would have thought it was a zoo

[BuelahWitch]

44. My hotel was right across the street from that part of the zoo

Albeit it was winter at the time (when I was there,not in THAT pic) but still beautiful.

[Rhythm]

42. Under the sycamore tree

When the weather warms, and the mud is gone, i tend to spend all of my between-classes time under that tree! :-)

[fizzgig]

48. i would probably spend all my time there too

ya damn tree hugger! ;)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

119. What a wonderful tree!

I want to hug it! :D

[lightningandsnow]

45. My camp.

A beautiful pic of the sunset:

[fizzgig]

49. i love the clouds

fantastic

[Steven_S]

46. This is my backyard....

No place else I'd rather be.

[fizzgig]

50. i'm jealous of anyone who has a backyard

but that one takes it :)

[seemunkee]

52. Where is that?

[Steven_S]

55. It's City Island...

way up in the north-east corner of The Bronx.

Yes - that Bronx.

[seemunkee]

56. Nice

My brother is in Mamaroneck and drops his boat in the Sound right outside his back door.

[greatauntoftriplets]

81. I have cousins who used to live on City Island.

They have since retired to Florida. A completely unexpected neighborhood in the Bronx.

[SPKrazy]

47. not sure I've got any pics of one

and I'll show you some pics of it though

[fizzgig]

51. i'd love to dig my toes into the sand there

and why, pray tell, do you not eat rocks? :P

[SPKrazy]

54. rock eating is a redneck hillbilly thing apparently

leaves one toothless and stupid

:P

[Cannikin]

58. Nerd Nirvana

[DarkTirade]

60. But... you're wearing jeans and a t-shirt on the bridge of the Enterprise D

You unsuspent my disbelief!

[Cannikin]

67. My uniform was at the cleaners!

[DarkTirade]

68. That stuff's made of dirt-repellent fabric.

I might have believed you if you'd said you just got off the holodeck and didn't have time to change. :(

[Cannikin]

70. Yes, thats what I meant...yes..thats the ticket. On the holodeck with...

[fizzgig]

76. nice

:thumbsup:

[reformedrepub]

59. Nauset Beach, Cape Cod MA

[fizzgig]

77. beautiful

that sand looks so soft

[SallyMander]

61. Two come to mind

Nantucket, MA (I'm getting married there in September!)




And Fenway Pahk! GO SOX!!!

[fizzgig]

78. what a fantastic place to get married

:)

how'd you pick it?

i'm not a baseball fan, but i'd love to go to fenway just to do it

[SallyMander]

92. My parents have a house there

The backyard goes just about down to the beach -- it's totally beautiful. We looked at a bunch of other places, but most of them were INSANELY expensive... like, a $6000 "rental fee" that doesn't actually buy you ANYTHING except for the permission to have an event there. Yikes! My parents yard is just as pretty as any of those spots -- and free! :D

:hug:

Here's a pic of where the ceremony will be. :D

[MassLiberal]

95. how wonderful

I can just taste that salt air. :loveya:

[SallyMander]

97. Oh, me too, i miss it!

I spent a wonderful summer working for the MA Audubon Society, monitoring shorebirds and giving nature walks... i was sandy and salty all summer, and SO happy!

Now i'm in grad school in Ohio, and not an ocean to be found. x(


:hi:

[MassLiberal]

99. well, getting married there sounds perfect then

Sounds like it truly is your happy place!

[fizzgig]

100. that is absolutely beautiful

what a wonderful place for such an occasion

:hug:

[SallyMander]

103. Thanks kagehime

I'll just be asking the Lounge for anti-rain dances in the weeks leading up to it! :rofl:

:hug:

[av8rdave]

62. A couple of them

The summit of Mt Bachelor



The Caribbean

[fizzgig]

79. they both look so peaceful

i love that middle pic

[SKKY]

63. Here's my happy place...

It's where these people live...

[fizzgig]

80. you've got such a beautiful family

how're the kiddos doing?

[SKKY]

115. Thanks!

They're doing great! Growing up way, way faster than I would like, but great. :hi:

[ceile]

64. Kinsale, Ire.

[fizzgig]

82. ireland is next on my list

provided i ever have the money again to travel overseas :D

[TommyO]

65. Knoebels, one of the best traditional amusement parks in the country

It's not a great picture, but I'm not at home right now and it's one that I could find easily on the interwebs:

[fizzgig]

83. that is one wicked looking coaster

i'm such a weenie about those

[TommyO]

93. it's only 75' tall, but packs a nice punch

It was originally built as The Rocket at Playland in San Antonio, TX and was relocated to Pennsylvania back in 1985 - I first rode it in 1989 and I get there several times each year. It's about a two hour drive from me, but it is one of my favorite places to go and just unwind.

[fizzgig]

102. sounds like a great place to unwind

[TommyO]

108. It is, for me!

It's not a mega/hyper/massive theme park, there's not a lot of pavement at the park, parking is free and there is no admission fee (you can buy an all-day ride pass or just pay for the rides you want to go on. The food is good and reasonably priced, and this year they're opening the first wooden Flying Turns ride built anywhere since the last one closed in 1969, just a few scant years after I made my debut on this planet.

[racaulk]

66. Sorry for the large picture, but here's Meteor Crater in northern Arizona:

I visited there in June of 2004. The crater is in the middle of nowhere in the highlands of northern Arizona, and it's quite a beautiful place. It's the remnant of a meteor impact from 50,000 years ago, and you truly can't imagine the size of the crater until you see it in person. Standing on the rim of the crater, you can see to the horizon (~40 miles) in each direction on a clear day, and with the exception of the observatory and museum (in the picture), you can't see a single man-made structure in any direction. And if you're alone, the only thing you can hear is the wind. This is one of the most serene and beautiful places I have ever visted.

:)

[skater314159]

74. I LOVE the sound of the wind...

... that is what I loved about doing palenotology in WY - you could walk over a hill away from the tents/dig site... and just all around you all you would see was waves of prarie grass bending in the winds; it was like an immense ocean of wheat colored grass. It was a truly spiritual experience... especially at night when you could see waaves of grass on the land, and above millions of stars... in WY it's so dark, every night has meteor showers, and you learn to tell time by the satellites overhead.

~~~siiiigh~~~~ (drifts off to "happy place")

[fizzgig]

84. that is way cool

i'd like to visit one day

[Dukkha]

69. as strange as it seems a cemetery

Lakview Cemetery in Cleveland. it's like a giant outdoor museum
me with my fiance

[DarkTirade]

71. Must... resist... urge to...

make bad joke... about... that place being 'peaceful as a grave'...

:yoiks:

[fizzgig]

85. not strange at all

that is a beautiful cemetery

[cloudbase]

72. In this

or on this

[fizzgig]

86. nothing else matters when your knees are in the breeze

my dad takes me out on his bike a couple times each summer. i love it

[skater314159]

73. Here are my mental "happy places"

If you meet me IRL, and I'm staring off... I'm likely in one of these locations:

The Badlands of WY...


Be sure to ask about Bertha!

Inside the Parthenon, praising Athena...


Nice reconstruction, eh?

Or just somewhere above it all, in outer space, watching the aurora...


That's a picture from the ISS... and no, I didn't take it :P

skater pi

[fizzgig]

87. that first pic is amazing

i find such beauty in some of the starkness out here in the west

[Whoa_Nelly]

75. Gull Lake near Nisswa, MN

[fizzgig]

88. i think i could deal with watching the sun set over that lake

:)

[Maraya1969]

89. Seriously I love my new environmentally friendly bed with the

cozy organic and bamboo sheets and microfiber bedspread. I love to crawl in there during the day, put on a relaxation CD and have a good nap. I feel safe and happy there. One of the cats usually joins me.

<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[fizzgig]

90. that is one comfy looking bed

i don't think i'd ever get up :D

[ghostsofgiants]

118. Comfy beds are the bane of my existence.

I NEVER make it to morning classes anymore since I got my memory foam. I wake up and even if I've gotten a full night's sleep, I don't want to get up.

[Yurovsky]

91. Everglades National Park ...

not my pic but you get the idea...


I don't recommend going in the summer, as its extremely hot. Winter the weather is beautiful, not much rain, and the birding is incredible. Airboats are the best way to get around, but I just like to get out in the middle of nowhere and just shut it down and enjoy the beauty (thank heaven for GPS or I'd never get back out...).

[fizzgig]

94. the pic isn't working

[DarkTirade]

96. Working for me.

:shrug:

[Fire Walk With Me]

98. Here's a picture of my hoppy place.

http://landingpage.guinness.com/Gateway-en-row.htm?Lang=en-us&BrandId=SO&RefUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.guinness.com%2fTemplates%2fRedirectToGateway.aspx%3fNRMODE%3dPublished%26NRNODEGUID%3d%257b7892FE09-EC41-4F5B-A336-9EAC47569C2F%257d%26NRORIGINALURL%3d%252f%26NRCACHEHINT%3dGuest

[fizzgig]

101. a meal in a glass

;)

[Fire Walk With Me]

106. Guinness is good food.

You lousy Avalanche-supporting FREAK! :P

[fizzgig]

111. guiness is gross

ya damn wings-loving thug! :P

[Fire Walk With Me]

123. You Avalanche "fans" can keep your Schaeffer. Bwaahahaha!

:P

[Pale Blue Dot]

104. The Grand Canyon

I miss it.

[fizzgig]

107. one of my goals is to hike to the bottom one day

we'll see how that works out ;)

[Pale Blue Dot]

113. I did that!!!

It's exhausting, but very, VERY worth it. The picture above was taken on the way back up.

PM me if you need any details or tips.

[fizzgig]

114. thanks!

i gotta get myself into a bit better shape first :)

[taterguy]

122. I did it and it was one of the best experiences of my life

18 miles down and back

It took 11 hours.

You're not supposed to do it in one day but sometimes you just gotta say:

What the fuck

And in case you can't tell from this beer belly I'm not in great shape

[GoneOffShore]

105. Here you are - Paris

[fizzgig]

109. fantastic

:)

[Mutley]

110. The Pale Blue Dot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot

[fizzgig]

112. ...

:)

[theredpen]

116. You asked.

[RushIsRot]

117. My creek in my woods...

[fleabert]

120. lake tahoe and the beach here in SF

[taterguy]

121. This lake is a fifteen minute bike ride from my house

Whenever I need a break I hop on my bike and soak up nature