Whats one your favorite rated "G" simple pleasures???????

a tomato worth eating

My favorite thing in the whole wide world is to go for a nice long drive in the country. Fill up the tank in my pick'em'up truck, bring the dogs with me in the cab (I don't let them ride in the bed), bring the wife if she isn't gone for work, drive until half the tank is gone, then head back home. My two favorite times of year are right now when the corn is high, and in the winter after we've had a big snow. I have some amazing pictures I've taken over the years of 20 foot high snow drifts out here. You can drive across the entire state of Iowa (and I would imagine Nebraska too) on gravel roads. Haven't done it in a while though. It costs $65 to fill the tank in my truck.

Being greeted by my dog when I get home every night.
Trout fishing in a mountain stream.
Being anywhere near a mountain stream.
being anywhere near the mountains.
Sigh.
But I still have my dog.

Hmm... a favorite "G" rated event eh?
 
Just looking out a window when we're having one of those perfect Pacific Northwest days that's cool, but sunny, with tons of blue sky and lots of white fluffy clouds and everything outside is green and healthy (and maybe a good view of a mountain with snow on it).  Add some small furry wildlife (like a few squirrels and bunnies) plus some feathered types as well and I'm a pretty happy guy.

Now add a tall, good looking brunette (er, or blond or redhead - ok, ANY nice female with hair - preferably long) and, well now we're going to lose our "G" rating so never mind...

yorolpal


Sittin on the deck on a cool evening with my wife while our two dogs check out our secluded backyard...listening to the sounds of the evening...feeling the breeze..watching our surrounding trees swaying...sipping my martini. 

Pretty much this one, except I don't have dogs and I used up my entitlement to sip Martini several years back.

Sometimes the sea has its way and it will summon us to make the 400 yard walk to the beach. Sitting there contemplating the whole vast scale of stuff always gets me back right-sized.

On a clear day you can make out the hazy lights on the French side of the Channel, beyond the constant row of ships navigating the narrow waters.

.......Similarly I love to sit on the porch on a cool evening either with or without the wife. I even go to sleep out there either on the hammock or on one of the chairs. I have a canine friend that comes over on a regular basis,adopted I guess. A small black dog of some kind.A quiet well behaved breed I like. Love the sights and sounds outside.

 Tomatoes, starting to get tons of those,and yellow longneck squash. Tastes great cut up and stir fried in butter.

Bub-listening to the radio too?

Youroldpal- Sounds like a real treat.

RobertB- Yes even on the most hot of days nothing quite beats a stream close by.

57Greggy-Working the weekly grind I can relate well to going home and having no obligations for a few days. Of course now I have obligated myself to play again on the weekend..........I must be nuts.

craigb- Never been to the northwest,like to visit sometime. In my case I'm sure my wife would have a serious problem with the brunette.

Jonbouy- The martini would just require a pit stop interupting an otherwise wonderful experience anyways. Reminds me of the redneck pic I seen with a guy that had a functional commode mounted to his front porch. I think he was the same one that made a canoe out of duct tape. In the pic he was using the thing,I guess to demonstrate its usefulness. The dogs could also be an interruption always licking and wanting your attention.....or depending on breed, chasing other furry things around the yard and barking. You have it made.

  Karyn- Thats just fuelish!

craigb


Hmm... a favorite "G" rated event eh?
 
Just looking out a window when we're having one of those perfect Pacific Northwest days that's cool, but sunny, with tons of blue sky and lots of white fluffy clouds and everything outside is green and healthy (and maybe a good view of a mountain with snow on it).  Add some small furry wildlife (like a few squirrels and bunnies) plus some feathered types as well and I'm a pretty happy guy.

Now add a tall, good looking brunette (er, or blond or redhead - ok, ANY nice female with hair - preferably long) and, well now we're going to lose our "G" rating so never mind...

As long as you're holding hands and lobbing bread at ducks in the pond at the park, you're still G-rated...

Sitting in my studio with the door open while playing my acoustic, my yellow lab Elvis laying at my feet, my lovely wife making dinner just outside the door. She looks at me and smiles. Happens just about every night, and it's just perfect. Life is good.

Randy

If gluttony is not excluded … it would be an antipasto platter that included roasted red peppers, prosciutto, olives (green with the pits), Reggiano parmesan, fresh mozzarella, Sopressata and pepperoncini.

If gluttony is excluded ... side one of Van Morrison's Moon Dance on vinyl (that is one of those perfect album sides IMHO).

Bub


My favorite thing in the whole wide world is to go for a nice long drive in the country. Fill up the tank in my pick'em'up truck, bring the dogs with me in the cab (I don't let them ride in the bed), bring the wife if she isn't gone for work, drive until half the tank is gone, then head back home. My two favorite times of year are right now when the corn is high, and in the winter after we've had a big snow. I have some amazing pictures I've taken over the years of 20 foot high snow drifts out here. You can drive across the entire state of Iowa (and I would imagine Nebraska too) on gravel roads. Haven't done it in a while though. It costs $65 to fill the tank in my truck.

At least you don't make the dogs and wife trade places

bapu


I simply love messing with Mooch's mind.

 that's not G rated..........

musicman100

Bub

My favorite thing in the whole wide world is to go for a nice long drive in the country. Fill up the tank in my pick'em'up truck, bring the dogs with me in the cab (I don't let them ride in the bed), bring the wife if she isn't gone for work, drive until half the tank is gone, then head back home.

At least you don't make the dogs and wife trade places

Well, it's a quad cab so they take the back seat and she sits up front with me. But she's gone 2 ~ 3 weeks out of the month for work so they usually have free reign of the truck. :)

 
Exploring the countryside with my kids.
 
Taking photographs as far from the beaten track as I can get.
 
A nice pint of traditional cask-conditioned ale.
 
Driving with the Priest or The Clash.
 
Looking up at a perfectly clear night sky and recognising old friends from my childhood.
 
Vindaloo.
 
 

He can light up a room and melt my heart all at once. :)

Many people regularly say this of me.