What Are Your Hobbies?

[shootingstar]

Oil and mixed media painting, snowshoeing, reading (for past few years travelogue books, food history/foodie literary books, social issues).

And hobbies I dropped but used to practice much more heavily..Western calligraphy (this is painting the steel nib before executing the letters, not just fountain pen use), sewing..over 80% of my wardrobe..

I never say never, to good-bye hobbies...life can change over time. if there's time outside of cycling. But recently I discovered that I might need reading glasses soon, to do sewing..

I'm not sure if photography counts anymore with the ease of digital. I used to include it when I used my Nikon SLR heavily with zoom lense, bounce flash, etc. for many years before digital.

[TsPoet]

All of you wonderfully talented people!
I used to try beading and drawing and kayaking... I wasn't any good at any of them and just can't stick to anything long enough to get good at.
So, I started living through my dogs. I do dog agility.
Since I only have rescue mutts, I can only compete in some trials, not the major ones, and I have dogs that don't have agility personalities (e.g. shelties, border collies, papillions...). I get a kick out of getting my fear aggressive little pug/corgi/chihuahua/etc (purebred mutt pictured in my avatar) to jump over an obstacle rather than attack the judge or getting my shiba/beagle cross to pay enough attention to me to do the right obstacle.
We aren't any good, but we have a blast.

[surgtech1956]

No artistic talents.

Biking - mountain/road
Reading
Photography
Camping
Hiking
Riding my new motorcycle
Gardening
Cross Country Skiing
Snowshoeing
Woodworking

[kjay]

So many wonderfully talented people here! I have hobbies that besides biking include spinning (lol), photography, dabbling in PhotoShop, and travel. BUT, I have a passion, which is camels.

I'm the groom for 14 camels, both Bactrian and Dromedary, and care for them once to twice weekly. They are a huge part of my life and are the subjects of most of my photography. One of my goals is to travel wherever I can to ride them in different countries (Egypt so far and working on others). My avatar needs to be updated, but it's one of my Christmas cards showing my favorite Bactrian.

[emily_in_nc]

My hobbies: flower gardening, working in the yard, reading, sailing, running, kayaking (don't do it enough), fitness/weight training, reading/posting to computer forums/doing email/researching stuff on the web, following my favorite TV shows, online shopping, selling on ebay.

Not my hobbies: Cooking. Cleaning. Entertaining. Getting up early.

[wildhawk]

Wow - you are all incredible! I love the diversity of our forum members! And so many talented and interesting people! Thank you all for responding - I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you all a little better, and hope you enjoyed learning something about me in the process. I have never been on any forum where it seems like family - that is what makes TE special and you are all the best!!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wow - you are all incredible! I love the diversity of our forum members! And so many talented and interesting people! Thank you all for responding - I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you all a little better, and hope you enjoyed learning something about me in the process. I have never been on any forum where it seems like family - that is what makes TE special and you are all the best!!!

TE is pretty special.