Little things that make you smile...

[KnottedYet]

A hot cup of strong black coffee first thing in the morning. Ahhhhh.

[roguedog]

Thanks, V, for this thread.

That blue-black sky just before the sun truly sets.

Snow on the Santa Cruz Mountains and Mt Hamilton.

Dogs and puppies.

Coming down a hill at 35-45mph on a bike.

Smell of dry grass on the hills in the summertime (makes me remember cardboarding down 'em).

The smell of early morning.

The smell of rain on dry pavement.

The feeling you've hit some pedaling rhythm on the bike and it's just smooth.

[lph]

My own shadow on a grassy or snowy slope beside me, when I'm pedalling.

My son's irrepressible sense of humor, that bubbles out even when he's pissed off and just woken up.

A magpie marching officiously across my lawn, doing his morning inspection.

[skhill]

This thread (thanks!)

A 20 mph tailwind that pushes me home

Perfectly ripe summer tomatoes, so fresh they're still warm from the sun in my backyard

Waking up to find a purring cat curled up on my chest

[Veronica]

I'm having fun reading what others have written too.

So many things to really appreciate.


Veronica

[ColoKate]

Laying in the hammock on a hot summer afternoon with a cold glass of iced tea, watching my dogs nap in the sun

Sunday morning puppy snuggles

Opening up a new block of Tillamook cheddar

Putzing around watering all my plants

Wheeling out the cruisers for an ice cream run

Eating gummi bears in rainbow order

[HoosierGiant]

Dandelions

[kermit]

+1 ...A good cup of hot coffee

All my domestic duties done

A clear, sunny afternoon, just me and my bike...and time

Curling up on the couch covered in Jack Russells

My husband's wicked sense of humor

[TsPoet]

there are 2 things that my dog Murphy loves beyond all others - peeing on something after some other dog has already done so and rolling on his back. Both make him do this smiling grunting thing that makes me smile every time!

[ColoKate]

Kermit, I too love being smothered underneath all 3 of my dogs

[spokewench]

This morning sitting in the hottub watching the ravens looking all over the place for nesting material and watching the stellar jays in total nest protection mode chase the neighborhood squirrels!

Lovely

[Biciclista]

I already kissed him goodbye, he's on his way to work, i'm on my way to work. 1 mile later, there he is, waiting on the street that runs parallel to the company property that I am riding on to get to my office so he can say sweet things again.

[Catrin]

Being out in the pre-dawn quiet, feeling/hearing the world waking up around me. I suspect that I will enjoy it even more when I am confident enough to ride that early - I already have a great headlight

Riding my bike when the only sounds I can hear are those of my tire on the pavement and the birds in the trees beside the road.

Hiking a MTB trail and watching mtb riders along the way.

Listening to the water fountain outside of my apartment with all of my windows open, stretched out on the couch reading a good book or doing needlework.

[malaholic]

Love this thread. Lots of things make me smile but here's just a few:

• when my big alpha-male malamute decides he's a lap dog.
• when I get home from work and his sister scolds me for being gone.
• honestly, pretty much everything else the dogs do.
• coming home after a hard day at work and finding that hubby has already cooked dinner so I don't have to.
• A sunny day when the forecast said rain.