Happyness is...eating more fish

Have you seen these yummy graham cracker treats?

I am always looking for more ways to include fish in my diet. 

Happyness is..  Eating more fish. 

Happyness is... A sunrise walk with my puppy

I love the early morning light. We got to the park just after 6:00 am.  

Happyness is... A sunrise walk with my puppy. 

Happyness is... Kind graffiti

While visiting family in Oregon this week, I went for walks nearly every day in the woods. I tend to get incensed by graffiti.  

Purposeful destruction. 

Ugly. 

Marking of turf. 

Evidence of gang activity. 

Senseless. 

Graffiti ticks me off.  

That and litter.  

But I saw this graffiti in the woods and it actually made me smile.   

Kind words... In chalk. 

Happyness is... Kind Graffiti. 

Happyness is... A funny thing that makes me chuckle

Seems to me the signs I found in Oregon were particularly graphic and they made me chuckle. 

Happyness is... A good chuckle. 

Happyness is... A walk down memory lane

Visiting my mom and dad in Oregon. The house where I lived from age nine until I moved out during my college years. 

My body is on Colorado time so I get up early each day and go for long walks. Taking a new route each day...

Out the back door...

Down the street.  Oh, how I've always liked the look of the house on the bend of the road...

Past the Mayberry's house where I noticed this birdhouse with moss covered roof...

 

And I noticed these yellow beauties and Japanese maple in the house where Tony used to live...

And into the woods... Used to be called St. Mary's Woods and there was no system of trails. Now it is part if the Tualatin Hills Park District and a great place for walks as you can see. 

I loved how the light constantly changed throughout my walk. 

Me thinks this is fungus. 

Hello Mr. Slug. 

I took this photo forum mom because I know how much she likes slugs... Not!!!

Phew.  Found my way out of the woods. Easy to get a bit lost here. 

Almost home.  

Happyness is... A beautiful walk down memory lane. 

Happyness is... A visit with family

Silly family.  Say "cheeese!!!!

Reminds me of photos from an amusement park photo booth.

Happyness is... A visit with family who live too far away.  

Happyness is... Winning a Prize

Nearly every day, I read a blog called Cookie Madness.  This is Anna's blog and can be found at www.cookiemadness.net 

 

I love Anna's blog and have tried quite a few of her recipes... some savory and some sweet.  As you might imagine, most of the recipes are the sweet sort.  A little while back, Anna had a contest and I added a comment to the blog post to try to win the prize. 

 

 Today I found out that I actually won the prize.  How fun is that!?  I had to go back and look at the original post to see what the prizes are.

 

Happyness is... finding out you won a contest!  WooHoo! 

 

Maybe I should go buy a Lottery or Powerball Ticket?