Reasons To Be Happy

RTBH: A collection of images of things that make me smile, bring me joy, and light up my life. Especially: plants, crafting, fuzzy animals, good design, etc.


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#RTBH 328: The Sweet, sweet scent of lilacs! Oh if there were a perfume that smelled of lilacs I would wear it in a heart beat!

#RTBH 328: The Sweet, sweet scent of lilacs! Oh if there were a perfume that smelled of lilacs I would wear it in a heart beat!



#RTBH 327: Marigold Quilt.

#RTBH 327: Marigold Quilt.



#RTBH 326: Me in a Greenhouse. Like a kid in a candy store!

#RTBH 326: Me in a Greenhouse. Like a kid in a candy store!



#RTBH 325: jasmine pearl tea and sunny dahlia flowers, with the best mother I can think of. Happy Mother’s Day @quiltsuzy !

#RTBH 325: jasmine pearl tea and sunny dahlia flowers, with the best mother I can think of. Happy Mother’s Day @quiltsuzy !



#RTBH 324: rapid storm movement! Two shots, less than ten min apart on two sides of the road…the difference is night and day! #weather #ohio #storms

#RTBH 324: rapid storm movement! Two shots, less than ten min apart on two sides of the road…the difference is night and day! #weather #ohio #storms



#RTBH 323: Mini Cadbury Chocolate eggs! ooooh, i LOVE these things! They’re adorably small with cute little speckles on the sweet& crunchy candy shell, and the chocolate tastes so smooth…and they only come around at Christmas and of course Easter, so it makes them an extra exciting treat!  They really have gotten me through a lot. I’ll never forget when Kelly gave me a GIANT bag of them after telling her about the divorce; it was like she knew: this will make it better. And it actually kinda did. But mostly I eat them in happy times. I got several small bags this Easter season and kinda hid them so that I wouldn’t indulge in too much at once. I just found the last bag this past week, and it was such a wonderful surprise! So today I am eating them as a pre-race treat (i know, I probably should have waited til after the race to celebrate with them, but…). They’re my confidence chocolate. mm!

#RTBH 323: Mini Cadbury Chocolate eggs!

ooooh, i LOVE these things! They’re adorably small with cute little speckles on the sweet& crunchy candy shell, and the chocolate tastes so smooth…and they only come around at Christmas and of course Easter, so it makes them an extra exciting treat! 

They really have gotten me through a lot. I’ll never forget when Kelly gave me a GIANT bag of them after telling her about the divorce; it was like she knew: this will make it better. And it actually kinda did.

But mostly I eat them in happy times. I got several small bags this Easter season and kinda hid them so that I wouldn’t indulge in too much at once. I just found the last bag this past week, and it was such a wonderful surprise! So today I am eating them as a pre-race treat (i know, I probably should have waited til after the race to celebrate with them, but…). They’re my confidence chocolate. mm!



#RTBH 322: Robins egg blue!

#RTBH 322: Robins egg blue!



“ I make because I want to be healthier. I make because I want to waste less. I make because I want to live longer and live happier and be surrounded by useful things that are also beautiful instead of useful (and useless) things made to be disposable. Miriam Felton, on her recent change in lifestyle. 
#RTBH 321: the bright burst of blossoms on a cloudy day #reasonstobehappy #spring #flowers

#RTBH 321: the bright burst of blossoms on a cloudy day #reasonstobehappy #spring #flowers



#RTBH 320: green grassy leaves signaling the coming of flowers! Happy Spring!! #flowers #spring #earthweek #reasonstobehappy

#RTBH 320: green grassy leaves signaling the coming of flowers! Happy Spring!! #flowers #spring #earthweek #reasonstobehappy



#RTBH 319: The satin sheen of dew-laden tulips. #earthweek #naturesglory #flowers

#RTBH 319: The satin sheen of dew-laden tulips. #earthweek #naturesglory #flowers



#RTBH 318: April Showers. (and getting to enjoy it from inside, not out!) Can’t wait for May Flowers! #earthweek #spring

#RTBH 318: April Showers. (and getting to enjoy it from inside, not out!) Can’t wait for May Flowers! #earthweek #spring



#RTBH 317: plant color in unexpected places. 1) a yellow flower upside-down reveals red. 2) cut barberry and it bleeds yellow. 3) purple on the bottom of a weed. 4) little blue & yellow bits in the center of a pink gerbera daisy.

#RTBH 317: plant color in unexpected places. 1) a yellow flower upside-down reveals red. 2) cut barberry and it bleeds yellow. 3) purple on the bottom of a weed. 4) little blue & yellow bits in the center of a pink gerbera daisy.



#RTBH 216: old oaks. Super cool looking, even without leaves. So majestic!,Reminds me of the white oak at #springgrove #trees #earthweek #nature

#RTBH 216: old oaks. Super cool looking, even without leaves. So majestic!,Reminds me of the white oak at #springgrove #trees #earthweek #nature



#RTBH 315: Annual Brilliance! I’m a staunch supporter of perennials, but annuals give such a gorgeous punch of color you sometimes can’t resist! #nofilter #spring #naturesglory

#RTBH 315: Annual Brilliance! I’m a staunch supporter of perennials, but annuals give such a gorgeous punch of color you sometimes can’t resist! #nofilter #spring #naturesglory