Little things that make you smile...

[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.

[indysteel]

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.

Yep. When I first started seriously riding, I was going through a tough breakup, and my biggest release was my ride in Zionsville, i.e., the only one that I felt confident to do at that point in time. It was late summer, so the only thing I would typically hear during my rides was the loud buzzing of all te summer bugs. I loved that sound. Even when off the bike, all I had to do to go to my "happy place" was to picture the whir of my bike wheels and imagine the sounds of summer. My pulse would immediately drop.

Those were good times. It's a wonderful thing to discovery something, be it riding, yoga, walking, gardening, etc., that makes you feel at peace when your world otherwise doesn't feel so good.

[bmccasland]

Wildflowers growing in the highway median

I always loved spring.

[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.