Lovely thread idea. Some of mine are:
Stopping to gaze up at the night sky. Not much light pollution here and I’ll never get bored of taking time to stop and look up.
The fact that, so far south, last year I saw the northern lights here. And stayed up one night to catch the meteor shower in August.
Hearing and/or seeing the pair of buzzards that appeared in the locality last year - I was slightly obsessed. Also, from a thread I saw on here a couple of years ago, last summer I downloaded the Merlin Bird ID app. Have had lots of fun getting to know the chitchat from all the birds in my garden and surrounding fields.
The scent of the roses in my front garden when they first bloom each year.
Thick white toast with salted butter - would probably be my last meal request.
Driving with the roof down mid-evening after a hot summer’s day - something about it makes me feel like I’m on holiday somewhere.
Driving along the seafront. Doesn’t matter what the weather is like, I love seeing the sea in all its variations.
It was the love, affection and understanding of my own cats - sadly, my last was PTS just before Christmas. My mum passed away last year, shortly after an unexpected cancer diagnosis. I promised her that her cat would have a home with me and wouldn’t go into a rescue. So, although it’s been hard, there has been pleasure in seeing her (very dramatic) rollovers to have her stomach tickled, or her mad zombies around the house (she’s never seen stairs before). She is in no way as loving or cuddly as she was with my mum, but she’s settled into her place here in a different way and seems happy on her own terms. And that is probably what makes me most happy.
Can’t forget the first lawn cut of the year. That first stretch down the length of the lawn - seeing the contrast either side of the neat with the overgrown.
Crafting - a way to focus but also switch off my mind. Wish I’d started years ago.