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Zorra

(27,670 posts)
Thu May 24, 2012, 03:53 PM May 2012

Babies. Ice cream. Music. Sunsets. Flowers....

...Baseball. The laughter of children. Books. Dreams. Butterflies. Your first car. Peaches. Sunshine. Spring water. Gay penguin parents. First kisses. A warm breeze. Mothers. Fathers. Art. DU. Desert rain. Summer vacation. Dancing. Films. First loves. Rainbows. Kittens. Puppies. You...



On edit: Roses. I forgot roses.

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Babies. Ice cream. Music. Sunsets. Flowers.... (Original Post) Zorra May 2012 OP
ohhhh HillWilliam May 2012 #1
I promise you, it won't get locked here. William769 May 2012 #2
Seconded. Jamastiene May 2012 #8
You and me, both :) Aerows May 2012 #19
I'm alerting! racaulk May 2012 #3
Results of your Alert: Zorra May 2012 #5
LOL Aerows May 2012 #20
Reading under a willow tree. William769 May 2012 #4
I am going to repeat my post elsewhere on DU here: Jamastiene May 2012 #6
And dragonflies. I love dragonflies. Jamastiene May 2012 #7
Dragonflies are very special-my guy pointed one out to me today..... Rowdyboy May 2012 #13
That is beautiful. Jamastiene May 2012 #15
Right backatcha, Jamastiene. Zorra May 2012 #9
H&M scares me Aerows May 2012 #21
I just read your profile for the first time and its really awesome....I'm really proud to be part Rowdyboy May 2012 #14
Happy to do this over. Happier to do this in our own living room! HillWilliam May 2012 #10
That is interesting. I guess the climate is a little different. Jamastiene May 2012 #11
I got my love of nature from my granny HillWilliam May 2012 #16
For me its my man Michael, my Jack Russell Lacey, the cats and my garden..... Rowdyboy May 2012 #12
Fireflies William769 May 2012 #17
The look in my lover's eyes Aerows May 2012 #18

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
8. Seconded.
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:29 PM
May 2012

It is nice to take a break from all the negativity in the world to think of the good that is around. I'm loving this thread.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
5. Results of your Alert:
Thu May 24, 2012, 05:24 PM
May 2012

Juror #1 said: LEAVE IT ALONE - Fits in perfectly with the LGBT group SOP: Statement of Purpose: A group for LGBT DUers and allies. All topics of interest to the LGBT community are welcome.

Juror #2 said: LEAVE IT ALONE: Poster makes a clear point; DU has simply had too much negativity lately, and this post is an attempt to help DUers consider stepping back and thinking about what they are going to say, leading to more positive and constructive communication.

Juror #3 said: LEAVE IT ALONE - I think gay penguin parents are so cute!

Juror #4 said: LEAVE IT ALONE - It definitely looks great alongside the LGBT flag.

Juror #5 said: LEAVE IT ALONE - Even though it does not directlystate a purpose, the purpose and meaning of the post are crystal clear to the majority of people reading it. Post definitely has a clear point and objective.

Juror #6 said: HIDE IT - This post is definitely not necessary in the LGBT forum. It is a very clear attempt at creating a more positive environment, and definitely belongs in a different forum where it would be much more useful.

Have I been bad?

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
6. I am going to repeat my post elsewhere on DU here:
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:25 PM
May 2012

Stray baseballs in my yard to collect

Seeing the neighbor's dogs running across their front yard, right in front of the neighbors, to greet me when I come home from the store

Watching out my aunt's bedroom window at the jungle

Watching the birds our bird feeder

Watching the hummingbirds at the hummingbird feeder

Watching that one tiny squirrel come up the squirrel ladder I built for her, then putting her little hands on the window and looking at me to inform me the seeds on the ground are out. (So, I can put out more seeds for her)

Sleeping late

Reading a book with the Yuletide HD logs burning on that channel that has them on demand

Chili on a cold day

Soup on a cold day

Snow on the ground for more than a day
(Where I live, that is rare, very rare)

Cuddling up with Yogi, my cat

Aloe plants

Aloe vera gel

Halloween decorations

Old wooden boxes

Watching Jennifer Love Hewitt interviews on TV (She's always so upbeat, positive, and lovable)

Candles, lit of course

Chocolate

Watching Grizzly Addams movies (wish I could find episodes of the old show that was on TV too)

Watching Westerns on TV in Autumn

Enjoying tree silhouettes at dusk (especially during Autumn)

Autumn (Fall)

Winter

Iced sweetened tea in the Summer

Dr Pepper anytime of the year

Chocolate Milk

Seeing green anoles on the hand rails of my porch

Finding another critter in the yard that I haven't seen here before.

Knowing I am surrounded by wild critters and that critters mostly love me (and I love them too)

Being around animals. I'd rather be around animals than people at times.

A full Moon

Overcast days with no storms

Days when the temperature is below 70 degrees outside

And add a couple more I thought of after I posted, while I am at it:
Days when the temperature is below 50 degrees outside are even better (to me, anyhow).

People who can see the positive in a world of misery and negativity. (That is a compliment to you. )

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End of list, for now. I just wanted to add that your post in Meta was very positive, as is this one. I cannot imagine what kind of curmudgeon would want to lock such a positive and kind post.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
7. And dragonflies. I love dragonflies.
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:27 PM
May 2012

and moths...I love the ones with the fuzzy antennae that land on the window and let me watch them rest there. They are so adorable. I guess these could be considered part of the critters all around me part above.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
13. Dragonflies are very special-my guy pointed one out to me today.....
Sat May 26, 2012, 02:32 AM
May 2012

Last year we were lucky enough to see a Lunar Moth

(this isn't the one but they look identical)

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
15. That is beautiful.
Sat May 26, 2012, 06:34 AM
May 2012

I love moths too.

When I was younger, I played in bands. In one band, that was already named Dragonfly before I joined, we practiced at various places over the years. No matter where we practiced, dragonflies would come and fly around us. If I was standing still on breaks in between practices/rehearsals, they would land on my shirt in different spots. Everybody was fascinated by that. They still "light" (my grandmother called it lighting, when a flying bug lands and sits still a while) on my car antenna today.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
9. Right backatcha, Jamastiene.
Thu May 24, 2012, 08:57 PM
May 2012

Meta was getting so full of misery and negativity.

Thinking of wonderful things like you posted can help us step back and realize that there is much to be positive about, and to be more positive.

I really love our rainbow flag.

It makes me smile everytime I see it, it is so bright, colorful, and cheerful.

And the rainbow is a sign of better things to come.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
21. H&M scares me
Sun May 27, 2012, 04:41 PM
May 2012

I won't go in there unless I absolutely have to do so, anymore. There are some very ... STRIDENT ... people in there. I don't need that kind of stress.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
14. I just read your profile for the first time and its really awesome....I'm really proud to be part
Sat May 26, 2012, 02:46 AM
May 2012

of a group with people like you. We may not always agree 100% but we're definitely on the same page. I admire your positive approach and I'll bet I'd love your garden.

HillWilliam

(3,310 posts)
10. Happy to do this over. Happier to do this in our own living room!
Thu May 24, 2012, 09:49 PM
May 2012

Cool, green, fresh-cut grass on the lawn, a lawn-chair, a cold one, and dogs at my feet.

Clover.

My favorite asiatica lily coming back this year and is giving me extra blooms.

Redbud trees blooming, then the dogwoods, then the daffodils, the heirloom peonies my mom gave me some of, then "tulips" in the tulip poplar out back along with the peach and cherry blossoms in my tiny orchard.

Collieball. (Ask our six furkids!)

Our furkids.

My buddies on DU.

Working out a tune I heard on the radio or on YouTube on the fiddle in the back yard.

People who don't mind if I fiddle badly

Ice cream.

Watching TV with my beloved, not saying a word for an hour or two, but he grabs my hand during the mooshy scenes. Silently hands me a kleenex during the really sad ones. (Now there's a good man!)

Supper with our whole little family together.

Saturday afternoon naps.

Shooting stars and lightning bugs.

Google Sky on my tablet and a clear night sky. (The benefit of living where there's no light pollution.)

Critters feeling safe to roam my woods.

Beer.

And Tom T Hall.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
11. That is interesting. I guess the climate is a little different.
Sat May 26, 2012, 01:03 AM
May 2012

I know we are both from NC, but our daffodils bloom before the dogwoods down here. It is fun to learn how plants/critters might be slightly different in different areas, even in the same state. I'm nuts for learning all about plants and critters and even the slightest differences between them. Black capped chickadees in the south have a different type of song than those in the north, from what I have learned. Pine trees won't grow in upstate NY, from what I was told too. Something about the snow being too heavy.

I love your list. It sounds so peaceful and relaxed.

HillWilliam

(3,310 posts)
16. I got my love of nature from my granny
Sat May 26, 2012, 12:54 PM
May 2012

She was a true mountain woman, knew the name of every single plant there was around her and what it was good for. She barely had anything herself, but always made sure the little critters had something, too. Her bird feeder was a perpetual show; she knew the name of every kind of bird that visited it.

Having this place out here reminds me a lot of her and those moments looking out her kitchen window.

Which reminds me, my feeders are in dire need of replacement. The raccoons got into them a couple of years ago and kinda messed them up. So many species visit in waves: yellow clouds of goldfinches, bickering cardinals, shy cowbirds. Toward the south end of the yard I have my "refuge". There's a cedar tree where a hummingbird couple nest every year. The male is feisty, defending his territory with rapid-fire squeaks. It's so funny to watch the little guys' warp-speed aerial "battles". I planted a couple of weeping willows between there and the house about 3 years ago. Now they're 15' high. At that rate, they'll soon create a separate space. We're fetching up a few more from cuttings this year to make a row of them.

I'll keep everyone informed as to our plans to have a gathering at the end of summer.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
12. For me its my man Michael, my Jack Russell Lacey, the cats and my garden.....
Sat May 26, 2012, 01:35 AM
May 2012

The smell of a man, his heat, his form, his neck; spooning all night and thick as thieves all day. Fixing his meals and washing his clothes . A 13 year old "puppy" who thinks she's three and loves "green ball" and "frisbee" amid sunshine and runs everywhere she goes. Two cats, sensuous and aloof, creatures of the outdoors who only allow certain intimacies. A garden thick with sweet smelling vines, jasmine and wisteria, cypress vine, moonflower, gladiolas, liatris and cleome; Several varieties of heirloom tomatoes, yellow squash, peppers and basil. A fountain running in the background with a rose or two in bloom. This is my zen.

William769

(55,142 posts)
17. Fireflies
Sun May 27, 2012, 12:13 PM
May 2012

Where I live at in Florida we don't ever have any.

When I'm in Kentucky in the summertime that can light up the side of a mountain.

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