The little details

[TsPoet]

I have a puppy.
She's a complete goofball. She runs to greet me and slams into the 3rd step rather than walking up them.
She pottied in the house last night - right in the middle of a Frisbee I'd left on the floor.

Even years where I don't have a puppy, I have dogs.
they get me out for walks (annoyingly so).
They greet me at the door, even when I've only been gone long enough to collect the mail.
They bug me.
They fight for who gets to sleep touching me the most.

It has been overcast here for the last 3 weeks, no sun anywhere. Yesterday there was a rainbow that came out of the Columbia river on one side and descended into the rive on the other, it was amazing.

My SO keeps dragging me to crossfit. He set my bike up on a trainer in my livingroom and checks the progress on the bike computer I mounted to the back wheel - it only shows distance and can't be seen when riding. (OK, maybe that's annoying instead of uplifting, I'm not sure ).

[Owlie]

Hot cup of good tea
The socks (ssh!) for Mom are progressing nicely.
The smell of the chili cooking on the stove.

[Crankin]

My little boy (actually my oldest) is getting married next week...

[inkspot]

A spectacular display of the Northern Lights when you are not expecting to see them!

[redrhodie]

Eating chestnuts while watching dumb Christmas movies on tv.

Finding good presents (some people are so hard!), and being done shopping!

Walking in to a freshly vacuumed house after work last night. Must be elves.

Feeling so lucky every time my cats tear up the house. They are happiness.

Anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new steed. There's nothing like the anticipation of the first ride. I may name her Molasses. We'll see.

And, as I wrote that last sentence, hearing a voice in the kitchen say "Look at the beautiful clafoutis", when I didn't know he was baking!

[malkin]

Brewer cleaned the garage for me!

All the bikes and tools and everything are moved to the edges and celing so the car can fit in there and I won't have to scrape or clear snow off of it.

Cute kids who are amazed that stirring one drop into some sugar in a bowl changes the whole color of the sugar.
One very limited verbal kid exclaiming: YELLOW!
Tricking a kid into using past tense: It was white! Now it's green!

There are moments when I really like what I do.

[shootingstar]

A spectacular display of the Northern Lights when you are not expecting to see them!

I envy you!

Just walking in the evening when snow falls softly onto the ground and there's no wind.

[hebe]

My little boy (actually my oldest) is getting married next week...

These are all lovely, but this one has just made me tear up. I hope you all have a wonderful day and that he has a truly happy marriage. I love winter weddings!

[nancielle]

Seeing Christmas lights while taking Chloe for her night-time walk.

Watching one or both of the cats doing battle with a rubber band.

Seeing both cats sleeping in very close proximity (they're usually trying to out-dominate each other).

Finding Christmas cards in my mailbox instead of bills.

The smell of pine trees. (Or wreaths...'tis the season!)

Watching the squirrels darting off with whatever treasure they've found.

Chloe trying to take over the bed.

Knowing I have a roof over my head when others are not as fortunate.

Wrapping up in a big warm afghan that someone made for me many years ago. They colors are not ones I would have chosen at all and it has some flaws of execution in it but everytime I see it, it reminds me that someone was thinking of me as they worked on it.

[Zen]

hmm.
I got nuthin.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That's so sad that you can't find anything lovely, hopeful, or comforting to appreciate in winter!

[Mr. Bloom]

Sometimes (usually) the joy comes from the perspective...and that's a choice

[blackhillsbiker]

Freshly laundered wool. The big mug of coffee I make when I get to work in the morning. The frost sparkling on the bridge and the ground and trees of the park I ride through. A text message "I love you Mom" from any of my daughters. Freshly-baked bread from my hubby, the amazing cook/baker. A bike that shifts smoothly. Opening the case of my favorite guitar. Old English carols. A big, goofy dog waiting at the door for me to get in the house.

Deb

[zoom-zoom]

The days are officially getting longer, now--woot!

[Zen]

That's so sad that you can't find anything lovely, hopeful, or comforting to appreciate in winter!

I can barely walk, I have a ton of boxes to empty and my dogs aren't thrilled about being here. Sometimes I have enough money to get through the month, sometimes I don't.
So yeah, I got nothing.

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