Life's Simple Pleasures

[zeke]

I haven't had a chance to indulge in it for quite some time, but I really used to enjoy a long, lazy soak in a nice warm tub. I'd usually do it equipped with my current book and a beverage, usually coffee, tea, iced tea, cola, or ginger ale. I started doing it when assigned in Germany, taking advantage of those big European tubs. During our last two stateside assignments, Ft. Meade and Ft. Drum, I used to try to get in one session each weekend when I drove to our farm to fix up the old 1880 farmhouse. Used the big claw-footed iron tub in the upstairs bathroom. When I was first retired, I used to time my soak with the little ones' naps. I enjoyed the experience all the more as I reflected back on two diametrically opposed experiences: playing in the tub as a kid and all those years of S,S,&S and crashing out of the barracks for reveille.

poor man's hot tub, with soap

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

resting without hurting anywhere
running a rack
walking two friends' GSD: we both look forward to it
throwing darts with friends
going fishing at the right time, but most any time will do
birds of prey flying
owl evening hunting the same spot
an almost perfect bullseye first shot
living a thankful life and feeling blessed
...

 

[pharmer]

Cherries; big, fat dark, USA grown. 3rd week of June until about now. Last night's batch was grown in Wa state. I eat enough and quit just before bellyache. From now on they'll come from Canada-very little taste. Forget "jet fresh from South America" altogether. Joe

 

[SS336]

That first cup of coffee early in the morning when it's still dark and quiet.
Thinking about nothing in particular, just living in the moment.

 

[CalifEd]

Cherries; big, fat dark, USA grown. 3rd week of June until about now. Last night's batch was grown in Wa state. I eat enough and quit just before bellyache. From now on they'll come from Canada-very little taste. Forget "jet fresh from South America" altogether. Joe

Absolutely.
Why buy foreign when the US grows some of the best crops going.
I understand that some of the best are shipped to other countries, farmers have to make a profit too, but the seasonal items are still great.

 

[Rudi]

Sitting outside after dark with a big Scotch on the rocks listening to the crickets and other night animals.

 

[robvious]

sitting with my much better half on the patio listening to the bugs & birds in the cool of a summer evening with an adult beverage... at peace with the world joined by the love of my life... Adding grilled meat doesn't hurt.. lol

 

[65-2x2]

The woods line surrounding my house are full of wild Tall Bush Blueberries. From about the first of June to the middle of july, the bushes are loaded with berries. I can't go to the mailbox, walk the dog, or mow the grass without ending up with a blue tongue. The Tall Bush berries are not big, fat and tasteless like the commercial berries, they are small and taste great.

 

[anoblefox]

The smell of rain in the desert