Let's put some cheer : )))

Sight - seeing wildlife (deer, owls, foxes, raccoons, turtles...) in the city park just down the street
Smell - all things pumpkin spice
Sound - love me some J. Vernon McGee
Activity - running, even on the dreaded treadmill, but especially in the park and seeing wildlife!

@psychometric

Sounds lovely : ))) ! Thanks for sharing in every category < 3

Now I feel like I should write other categories too, ha ha ; ) - that is great idea ! :)))

Smell - roses
Sound - jazz music (with predominant piano sounds)
Activity - shopping for new plants at a nursery

@psychometric
Yes, I LOVE your multi-sensory approach to this. Am currently reading the (somewhat older) book "A Natural History of the Senses" by Diane Ackerman and she writes evocatively and poetically--she's a published poet as well--about the powers of our various senses, even if, compared to other creatures, they aren't particularly keen (sight being a notable exception).

But, @surftohealth88, yes! I think appreciating nature is absolutely paramount, a balm to the soul. I, likewise, enjoy birds, but also trees and the sky, whether looking at clouds or the nighttime sky (Jupiter is particularly brilliant towards the east just now).
I've been attracting lovely goldfinches to my patio with a Nyjer seed feeder, photo attached.

@sandguy

Aaaawe, that photo is so lovely : ))) !

Yes, Nyjer seeds are complete magnet for them - I have a sock feeder since red finches (who are stronger) were harassing poor yellow finches. This way only yellow ones can feed on those feeders. Red finch and the rest of the pushy gang got a separate feeder with sunflower seeds XP.

Every spring I have multiple nests of different species in my garden - I feel so blessed :)))) to have such close-up relationship with wild birds. They get used to us so sometimes they follow me when I water my garden. I also once had a female hummingbird coming to me and bathe under hose shower while I was holding it : ))) , I felt like a Snowhite in some fairy-tale *tehe

Thanks also for mentioning a great book : ))) !

I love love gardening, my favorites are rose and Jasmin. In the winter I keep the jasmins inside and though rare, even a single bloom can waft such heady fragrance through the home...
Love the smell of fresh rain when it hits the dry earth and love to catch a rainbow and have it bring to mind Dorothy singing "somewhere over the rainbow":)
I love porcelain dolls (Victorian ladies) and have collected a huge almirah full. I feel lighthearted and as happy as a child among them!
Love reading my favorite books, tuc ked up in bed on cold winter days with a huge mug of hot coffee!
Love watching the soft glow of lights on the Christmas tree late into the night when the livingroom lights are off and everyone else is asleep...
Love travelling with my Husband and daughter to the USA to catchup with my mom and siblings. love cooking mushroom biriyani, love gobbling up icecream(butterscotch and bananas), love playing in the swing, love talkingg to little kids and they love me too. (There were 2 incidents one at Sears and one at Walmart where lost kids approached me to find their moms and I did!).Last but not the least love discussing mind over matter with like minded people so very much.

home base.. lots of deer and other wild life..I am happy here..!

@xahnegrey40

Oh : ))), looks so lovely and peaceful !
What are those trees in your front yard < 3 ?
I had no idea that deer is so common in Texas ! We have a lot of hills around and forests too, so deer is commonly seen everywhere - still a sight of them is always so exciting ! Such magnificent and beautiful animal *sigh

@shalom7777777

Thanks Shalom for your beautiful and heartfelt description of all the little things that you find endearing < 3 ! I could almost "see" you talking to kids : ))) and having ice-cream and swinging - how fun !!! Oh yes - Christmas tree magic is unbeatable < 3 too ! Every year I make one with a different theme - this year it is very white and frosty : ))) - it truly shimmers. Victorian period is BTW my favorite and I always tell people that I must have had previous life in that period LOL. My second favorite period is 1920-ies. ha ha

@sandguy What a beautiful photo! Thanks for sharing.

@surftohealth88
Sometimes it feel likes one lifetime is too little to pursue all the things we want to....