Little things that make you smile...

[Crankin]

Well, following along Tuckervill's post, watching my 27 yr. old son ride like the wind on our group ride, despite the fact he's riding my younger son's 10 year old Serotta, with a regular double, flat pedals, and a vicious headwind. Never mind that the nice Craft jacket I bought him already has so much grease on it, it looks 100 years old and his tights have a zipper missing.
And seeing his closest friend, who he met when we moved to MA in 1990, riding with us, too, was inspiring. He spent all summer doing a self supported tour in Europe....

[skhill]

the cabbage and swiss chard sprouting in my garden...

the first farmer's market of the spring downtown-- and having trouble finding a place to lock up my bike there, because there were already so many bikes parked here there and everywhere...

[Catrin]

New one - just happened the first time today:

Thinking about taking the bike around a corner to go on a street I've not yet been on and my bike just does it. No prompting from me or being afraid I will fall over

Ok, so far only one of my bikes will do this, my Trek still seems to require more attention in cornering, but this made me REALLY smile on my first ride on my new LHT today It was COOL!

[Flybye]

When my daughter Claire comes and sits on my lap first thing in the morning. She is warm and snuggly and fits just right.

[Tuckervill]

Ah, reminds me of when my youngest would toddle over and say, "Holdyoume?" Definitely a smiling moment.

Karen

[Jolt]

Well-mannered kids, like someone already mentioned

A friendly cat or dog

Reading a book outside on a nice day

Working in the garden barefoot

Swimming in the lake or ocean

Running or hiking along a nice trail

Finding a patch of blueberries, raspberries etc. along the trail

Bombing down a hill on the bike after working hard to get up said hill

Medical humor

Using or hearing someone use the word "defenestrate"

Upbeat Irish tunes

Snowshoeing in fresh, deep snow before anyone else has made tracks

Learning something new

When my Sunday School kids really understand the lesson

And lots of other things...fortunately these outnumber my pet peeve list by a lot!!!

[malkin]

ANOTHER clean pathology report!

[PinkBike]

a sticker I saw today -- Wag More, Bark Less.

and these two hooligans