What have you seen today that pleased you?

Or that you noticed, that you might not usually? Or that made you angry or curious or upset?

today, I've seen

Mrs. V's best friend, Dorothy
a lot of people in a mall
an asshole walking too damned fast for his 3-yr-old boy to keep up
four little girls who all smiled when I smiled at them
very friendly young women giving excellent service at a greasy spoon
a pile of french fries that made a fat woman very happy, for a few minutes, anyway
a willful kitten
a hungry, furtive feral cat trying to eat all he could before the cat he's afraid of came up
downy woodpeckers, male & female, on the suet block
daffodils
crocuses/croci/crocusi :)
tiny, tiny flowers in the grass
dandelions
a hawk
a squirrel eating dry cat food
a gray & white tabby, nearly ten years old, playing like a kitten
gray hair and acne in the mirror (adolescents, ignore that)
azaleas and grass greening up all over the place
wind-blown trees & yard waste
a messy house
my beloved, blue woman, sleeping

What have you seen today?

My boyfriend next to me when I woke up this morning
My three fish and my snail happily swimming around in the fish tank
A horse in a pasture on my way to work
My leftovers from last night that I had for lunch
The man that brought me my keys that I left in my boyfriend's car last night

That's it so far

from my eleven year old grandson "I love you gramma"

a phone call from my son---apologising for "upsetting me" another"I love you"


a fat robin in my front yard

a book I am reading, sent to me by a (DU) friend

an orange I just ate---I saved the skin for "smelling"

an african violet blooming in the kitchen window

daffodils finally almost blooming

and

the wind blowing around the corner of my house

and as I descended to the subway, I saw Air America Ads plastered on the walls all the way down. There is no way you can miss it! The commuter traffic at that station is enormous! Hopefully, the ads will prompt people who are on the fence to tune in!

smiling at me 6 inches from my face when I woke up. Silly cat.

Sunshine streaming through the window when I opened the blinds this morning.

Good cup of coffee.

Invite in my e-mail to a Kerry House Party.

Friendly people at the Farmer's Market

My paintings for upcoming show coming along nicely.

Lots of Kerry bumper stickers.

Phone call from one of my sons saying he's coming over this weekend.

One of my orchids is blooming.

Didn't have to buy gas.

One of my cats took his pill without too much fuss.

Lost 4 pounds. Hooray.

Found 3 CDs on Amazon from the 60s that I didn't know were still available.

It's warm outside so I opened all the windows.

Deer in my backyard.

MzPip
:dem:

I spent some time on it though. I hate cleaning so much, but having stuff cleans makes me feel so much better.

-my son chomping his way through a bowl of popcorn.
-The sun finally shining in my neighborhood.
-a beautiful smile on my puppy's face
-My husband coming through the door from work.
-a pile of soft and fluffy clean towels.
-my daughter and son having fun together despite their 8 year age gap.
-A bunch of funny/thought provoking/intelligent posts scattered here and there throughout DU.

Thanks so much BV for the moment of reflection on what is right with my life. :hug:

My neighbor walking her two Yorkies
My other neighbor's Cairn running up to jump on me
My little fella lying at the french doors surveying the parking lot below
Friend's first sculpture - ballerina
Sunshine, blue sky, flowers blooming everywhere
Tonight I will se my friends and celebrate a birthday.

Today is a very good day!!!!

:kick:

I met two young women who are anxious to become appraisers and they're all sweet and naive

My tulips are just about to burst into flower

three cats who are milling about my feet looking for ??? food probably

A meeting with three old friends with common interests

An awful lot of green - all the trees are blossoming and green leaves are everywhere.

An now I'm going to Beacon Hill Park for a walk with a friend and her dog and then a very nice dinner at the Ogden Point Cafe.:hi:

:) that made me happy as was a favorite from my past.

Today is a slow day, I'm sick and haven't been outside. Normally just stepping outside gives me a huge ammount of pleasurable things to see.

I will say that yesterday I saw a cat who managed to get on the roof and was stalking turtle doves. That made me smile (and all the turtle doves managed to stay safe!) :)

--A woman came to my cash register & said if you ever need any vintage clothing clean go to such & such place. The first thing this morning I had looked on line to find out how to clean some vintage drapes.There was NO way she could have known that. I LOVE synchronicity.
--The place where I work is a satellite viewing stop for the Humane Society. The newest cat is a Himalayan who is the sweetest, nicest boy. I know he won't be with us long.
--My daughter stopped in to see me. She always makes me smile because she's smart, funny & gorgeous.
--More & more people are openly saying what a jerk * is.
--I can finally relax with a glass of wine & some good music.
--Lucy the cat just came back in, all purrs.

Life can be very sweet.

Jasmine, Honeysuckle, and people cooking out on the front lawn
My yellow tabby stretched out on the water bed
My husband prowling through the bakery at the supermarket trying to chose between Key Lime Tarts and some chocolate-pecan thing
An elderly man with nothing in his shopping cart except two twelve packs of beer and a bottle of peroxide
A tub of expired coleslaw in the 'fridge
A nifty garage sale
A bunch of kids playing basketball in the street
My 12 year old walking home with her friends, laughing, arms slung over each others' shoulders
Muddy sneakers
A big fat bud on my rosebush
A box of Count Chocula on sale
An e-mail from my ex-husband telling me how much he dislikes *
A pair of baseball tickets
A warm cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee
Clean sheets in the dryer
A donald Duck bobble-head

upon waking

Gorgeous husband spooning me in a big hug first thing

My new mail-order plants from Spring Hill Nursery finally showing up!

My handy-dandy tiller, making short work of a grassy area that I seeded with various new flowers

Friendly Starbucks baristas

Not very healthy plants at Lowe's

Nice, courteous folks at Covington's Nursery who loaded rocks into my car

Reduced number of dandelions and chickweed in the backyard, thanks to husband and myself working in tandem =)

My beautiful striped hosta coming back from its winter sleep. Yay!

A bright orange outline in my backyard for placing my new pond in a week or so

A book about the 1935 Florida hurricane sitting on my nightstand

--A stand of daffodils
--Laundry hanging on the line
--Some puppies playing
--An Amish grandfather and his grandson, a miniature copy of him
--An old man and woman holding hands while they looked in my window

It was a nice day.:)

At the bike shop.:-)

Ryno:


Sammy: Wrigley: Lucy Peanut Butter:


Ricky Retardo:


I took a nice long nap this afternoon to make up for sleep deprivation last week and they all cuddles up around me.

Spank your children if they say "Republican". :evilgrin:

That's one dirty word I can't handle.x(

:-)

my dog eating his morsels of dog food out of his bowl when he didn't know I was watching. I watched for several moments until he caught me watching, and then he gave me an innocent look like ...

"what??? why are you staring at me???"

I was grinning and giggling at him by the time he noticed I was watching. My dog is so adorable. He's funny.

I love my dog. And, he worships the ground I walk on.

and a Cuban steak sandwich. Both of which I am currently consuming.

was not yet in a single bed with a lid-- and my wife is still doing ok.

I have 3 boys from a previous marriage and one from my marriage now. My 3 oldest spend spring vacation in SC with my ex and his wife. They came home today after being gone for a week so seeing them and the look on my youngest sons face made my day. My house is loud and already a mess but I am happy. :) Life is good. :)

-LOTS of puddles
-The Holocaust Memorial Museum. That in itself in way too much to talk about.
-The cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin
-A little girl ridding on her father's shoulders, waving a fan at the flowers
-Hundreds of people taking pictures of the flowers
-The wall around the Washington Memorial
-Lots of Marine choppers, you know the ones that look like Marine One
-A nice guy...

my favorite that I've ever started. Thanks to all who posted. I enjoyed every single post, especially these bits (paraphrasing):

"cold beer & a sandwich"
"my boys"
"these critters"
"neighbors dog jumped on me"
"milling cats looking for food"
"couple holding hands, looking in my window"
"fat robin in my front yard"
"fish and snail"
"opened all the windows"
"cat stalking dove"
"husband spooning"
"the wall around the Washington Memorial" (because it irks me daily)
"puppies playing"
"fluffy clean towels"
"cat coming in, purring"
"pair of baseball tickets"

Thank you, everyone. You helped to make this a sweet weekend.