Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
No Wheatears today but a good few Goldfinches hopping the fences in front of me
A lot of Curlews on Longworth moor,I'm always pleasantly surprised how close I can get to them by the side of the trail,their call always makes me smile
A lot of Curlews on Longworth moor,I'm always pleasantly surprised how close I can get to them by the side of the trail,their call always makes me smile
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Mick F wrote:And neither is sneezing over and over and over and over again.mercalia wrote:peetee wrote:Sneezing.
Yes, really. It's a fleeting but very enjoyable sensation.
but hiccuping aint
nor vomiting
Believe me, it ain't nice at all.
I agree and there is a posibility of brain damage if it goes on for long and is very violent
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Mick F wrote:And neither is sneezing over and over and over and over again.mercalia wrote:peetee wrote:Sneezing.
Yes, really. It's a fleeting but very enjoyable sensation.
but hiccuping aint
nor vomiting
Believe me, it ain't nice at all.
Bit like chocolate then. Most enjoyable in moderation.
The older I get the more I’m inclined to act my shoe size, not my age.
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Forgot to mentio, whilst out today spotted a Black Redstart and a Stonechat ,happy disproportionately I was
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Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
peetee wrote:Sneezing.
Yes, really. It's a fleeting but very enjoyable sensation.
Even better, when one has headaches, indigestion, I love being sick because I know I shall get better, with a bit of luck be able to sleep a lot
Hope that is not in bad taste, actually I have indigestion less now than I used to, Plus One for getting older
Little-known factoid: horses can not be sick, they have a sort of one-way valve to their stomachs, the food can not come back up. That is why they are very careful choosing what grass to eat
Entertainer, juvenile, curmudgeon, PoB, 30120
Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies
Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Had a pair of Spotted Flycatchers in the garden, and found that they are nesting in my neighbours climbing rose yesterday
One of my happiest memories was cycling through Tuscany a few years ago as the sun rose and had a Golden Oriole fly down the road infront of me for about 50 yards. Made me happy all day
There is a Wren sings outside my window in the morning and evening
Seeing my first hoopoe
Hearing a cuckoo
Hearing the House Martin's that nest outside my bedroom window
Watching a Mother Duck walking up my path with her ducklings in tow, and then her letting me feed them
Seeing two barn owls tonight in the field behind my house
Birds make me disproportionately happy
One of my happiest memories was cycling through Tuscany a few years ago as the sun rose and had a Golden Oriole fly down the road infront of me for about 50 yards. Made me happy all day
There is a Wren sings outside my window in the morning and evening
Seeing my first hoopoe
Hearing a cuckoo
Hearing the House Martin's that nest outside my bedroom window
Watching a Mother Duck walking up my path with her ducklings in tow, and then her letting me feed them
Seeing two barn owls tonight in the field behind my house
Birds make me disproportionately happy
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
peetee wrote:Mick F wrote:And neither is sneezing over and over and over and over again.mercalia wrote:but hiccuping aint
nor vomiting
Believe me, it ain't nice at all.
Bit like chocolate then. Most enjoyable in moderation.
Although I exert my will of iron (ha!) to avoid gorging the medicinal chocolate (oh yes it is) I have to say that chocolate is at it's most enjoyable when guzzled immoderately.
I have a square each day of the 80% or more dark stuff. There are many such choc bars to be had these days, made of various chocolate beans with different flavours. This is a naughty ungreen thing to do but .... but ... but....
Cugel
“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence are usually the slaves of some defunct economist”.
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Cugel wrote:
I have a square each day of the 80% or more dark stuff.
Cugel
That is indeed something to savour in tiny portions. I used to like it with a 1/2 measure of single malt.
The older I get the more I’m inclined to act my shoe size, not my age.
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Front of our house today(click on the image to enlarge):-
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Well, we've managed to get the council to only take a mowers width out by the local cycle track.
It's cheaper for them, keeps the path clear, the longer growth catches some of the debris thrown off the road and most importantly, we have a nice wide insect corridor. This makes me very happy.
It's cheaper for them, keeps the path clear, the longer growth catches some of the debris thrown off the road and most importantly, we have a nice wide insect corridor. This makes me very happy.
Supporter of the A10 corridor cycling campaign serving Royston to Cambridge http://a10corridorcycle.com. Never knew gardening secateurs were an essential part of the on bike tool kit until I took up campaigning.....
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Two brasil nuts followed by a strong black coffee*
*real coffee not the look alike instant stuff
*real coffee not the look alike instant stuff
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Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
Pantomime horse
Stilt walkers
High-wire acts
Just been to a kiddies circus
Stilt walkers
High-wire acts
Just been to a kiddies circus
Entertainer, juvenile, curmudgeon, PoB, 30120
Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies
Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies
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Digestive biscuits
Fun fairs, really not my cup of tea but there is one this week by my way to work, shall be stopping there to smell the popcorn and experience a strange culture, Plus One!
Perhaps I could visit on the way to work at 07:30 before the loud music is plaid
Fun fairs, really not my cup of tea but there is one this week by my way to work, shall be stopping there to smell the popcorn and experience a strange culture, Plus One!
Perhaps I could visit on the way to work at 07:30 before the loud music is plaid
Entertainer, juvenile, curmudgeon, PoB, 30120
Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies
Cycling-of course, but it is far better on a Gillott
We love safety cameras, we hate bullies
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
mnichols wrote:Had a pair of Spotted Flycatchers in the garden, and found that they are nesting in my neighbours climbing rose yesterday
One of my happiest memories was cycling through Tuscany a few years ago as the sun rose and had a Golden Oriole fly down the road infront of me for about 50 yards. Made me happy all day
There is a Wren sings outside my window in the morning and evening
Seeing my first hoopoe
Hearing a cuckoo
Hearing the House Martin's that nest outside my bedroom window
Watching a Mother Duck walking up my path with her ducklings in tow, and then her letting me feed them
Seeing two barn owls tonight in the field behind my house
Birds make me disproportionately happy
Plus 1 for the Hoopoe,Cuckoo and th Barn Owl,never seen a Golden Oriole,though Bee-eaters can be quite stunning the first time seen or anytime thereafter
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"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
"All we are not stares back at what we are"
W H Auden
Re: Things that make you disproportionately happy.
reohn2 wrote:mnichols wrote:Had a pair of Spotted Flycatchers in the garden, and found that they are nesting in my neighbours climbing rose yesterday
One of my happiest memories was cycling through Tuscany a few years ago as the sun rose and had a Golden Oriole fly down the road infront of me for about 50 yards. Made me happy all day
There is a Wren sings outside my window in the morning and evening
Seeing my first hoopoe
Hearing a cuckoo
Hearing the House Martin's that nest outside my bedroom window
Watching a Mother Duck walking up my path with her ducklings in tow, and then her letting me feed them
Seeing two barn owls tonight in the field behind my house
Birds make me disproportionately happy
Plus 1 for the Hoopoe,Cuckoo and th Barn Owl,never seen a Golden Oriole,though Bee-eaters can be quite stunning the first time seen or anytime thereafter
Would love to see a bee-eater
Also, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker... Both High on my list