Things I love, that make me happy

1. Couples who have loved (or endured) each other for 60, 70, 80 years.
2. People who can write that the 127,344th reason they love their spouse is that they brought home sushi . . . and a dead squirrel.
3. Couples and friends who tease each other, gently, of course.
4. Devastatingly witty put downs, especially when aimed at me (so no feelings are hurt) and especially when they come from my children.
5. Baby goats.
6. Babies laughing and small children shrieking with delight as they play.
7. Wild animal families showing love for each other.
8. Wild animals playing, especially the young.
9. Animals of different species showing a bond of affection for each other.
10. Bad jokes, dad jokes, terrible puns, inappropriate jokes.
11. Reading to learn and to understand.
12. Flowers, whether growing wild by the road, in Tanya's garden or in Butchart Gardens.
13. Cows and calves in good grass.
14. The smell of new mown hay and well made silage.
15. Wild geese in giant Vee's in spring and fall.
16. Meadowlarks (I miss Meadowlarks.)
17. Coffee
18. Woodworking
19. Seeing parts of the world that others do not normally seek out
20. Pictures of beautiful landscapes.