nice (:

this made me smile

2009-10-09T13:00:00.005Z

keep smiling

2009-05-25T03:20:00.004Z

Found this while getting food from the Krishnas (Hare Krishna):

Made me smile (:

The wind in your hair

2009-05-12T12:52:00.009Z

i love bike riding, gliding through the city. My Dad used to pop my on his handlebars when i was a kid, although a wee bit uncomfortable i did like it, i think i may have got my love for bike riding from this. i wish when i was even younger the Taga stroller/trike had been around.

That just seems like a lot of fun for a kid. (:

With a little help

2009-04-30T18:00:00.001Z

Nice video found on reddit:

Random acts of kindness are the best kind.

2009-03-17T09:46:00.002Z

Found this nice story on reddit:

Random acts of kindness ... and not because the Bible tells you so

It's little things like this that make the world a better place.

I Heart You Online

2009-03-06T22:42:00.005Z

i installed a widget on my igoogle called "blogs of note", on a suggested blog called astropixie (things and stuff astronomy and life) i found this lovely video:

The singers are Sophie and Hannah (:

Happy puppy

2008-06-26T12:41:00.004Z

Found this floating around the internet (:

Postcrossing

2008-06-08T15:45:00.007Z

i just found a lovely thing on MetaFilter called Postcrossing. You sign up, get an random address and mail a postcard to the address, you then get a postcard from some random person in the World, what a simple, cool idea. i love selfless acts designed to bring smiles (:

i just sent this nice postcard to someone in Finland.

i think is is called Postcrossing because it is based on BookCrossing, another lovely idea. You leave books you have read in public places for people to find and read. i did this anyway and was pleasantly surprised to find it had a worldwide following.

the friendliness of crowds

2007-11-27T00:56:00.000Z

found this on reddit today, posted by csdoubleyou and i thought i would use his text in the post as it says it all:

This man with autism, who was chosen to sing the national anthem, got a case of the giggles half way through. Listen to what the crowd does to support him.

beautiful (:

:-)

2007-09-21T17:50:00.000Z

sometimes all we need is a smile:

smile :)

Welsh Festival of the Air <3

2007-09-21T17:08:00.000Z

red-arrows-display-09.jpg Originally uploaded by Swansea Photographer.

found on reddit

Operation Photo Rescue

2007-08-01T22:17:00.000Z

saw this on TeXtra:

Operation Photo Rescue

A place where you can volunteer you Photoshopping skills to restore peoples photos ruined by Hurricane Katrina (and other natural disasters). It is a small thing but i think nice.

want to live happily ever after

2007-03-21T13:51:00.000Z

OK...

Team Wiggly

wiggly metro sign Posted by wigglymoo0oo0.

HEHE (:

John Hyde - Wild Thing Photography

2007-01-08T20:49:00.000Z

Surfing the net once i came across this stunning site:

Wild Thing Photography

Simply beautiful work by John Hyde of Whales, Eagles and other wild animals. Also landscapes and some lovely pictures of people (i love the Kayak pic below). Go and take a look, a site full of wonder (:

Humpback whale breaches - Copyright © 2007 John Hyde.

Steller Sea Lions rest on rookery at sunset - Copyright © 2007 John Hyde.

Kayaker admiring intense blues of glacier ice - Copyright © 2007 John Hyde.

Thanks John for the lovely seasonal greetings, hope you and your gang have a brilliant year (:

Pretty Time Lapse

2006-12-17T18:38:00.000Z

Lapses in Light Originally uploaded by ollie larkin.

the world is yours

2006-12-06T07:45:00.000Z

Remember Google Spell (make messages with google images). Well i found a another brilliant one on reddit:

geoGreeting

This one uses building, land shapes and other things on Google Earth's satellite view to spell out messages, very clever. Even better it gives you a URL where you message can be seen.

Happy Tubein'

2006-11-30T16:50:00.000Z

london underground Originally uploaded by lomokev.
Speaking of the tube, i found this happy pic on flickr by lomokev, made me smile. Be sure to check out his other stuff... happy, quirky, funny and just plain ACE. Defiantly one of the best photographers on flickr.

That smile in the middle of all those faces is excellent. (:

pass it forward

2006-11-30T01:06:00.000Z

i found a nice article on Londonist:

Interview: Liz Akers of Team Nice

Liz, one day on the way to work, on the bus saw a lady giving the driver a hard time. At the next stop the driver didn't stop for someone running for the bus. Seeing how bad feeling gets passed around she had the idea of "passing niceness around London" in the form of "nicetie token".

Once you get one (for doing something nice) you can go to Team Nice and join. When you see someone doing something nice, you give them the token. See, passing nice around. (:

Also in the article is a link to "I'm up for a chat on the tube", wear a badge on the tube/bus/train to indicate you are "up for a chat". i bet some nice friendships have come from that.

Photoshop Online Video Podcast

2006-11-24T18:40:00.000Z

Found a lovely new Video Podcast on ScobleShow.com called:

Photoshop Online Video Podcast

In each episode Jan Kabili gives easy to follow lessons on Photoshop. Things like, how to make a black & white image from a color one (i thought that was easy), how to sharpen an image, good sepia tones. I loved 04 Neutral Density. If you own Photoshop then i recommend you subscribe to this, you won't be sorry.

Beautiful Earth

2006-10-12T02:16:00.000Z

The Vessel on which we travel:

reddit found, click pix for more.

Stone Circle

2006-10-12T01:41:00.000Z

Whanganui Bay, Lake Taupo, New Zealand - Copyright © 2006 Martin HillFound this beautiful sculpture on reddit

Martin Hill with his partner Philippa Jones visit wild places and sculpt/photograph beautiful natural objects. Check site for more stunning works (:

Free Hugs

2006-09-28T13:17:00.000Z

Tia found this lovely story:

Inspiring Story! Free Hugs Campaign Originally posted by PeaceOnEarth123.

Juan Mann, with his friend Christiana Christodoulou, in Sydney started giving out free hugs on the street. Returning from London he thought "everyone was miserable" so started the "Free Hugs Campaign". What an ACE way to cheer people up.

Free Hugs in KOREA Originally posted by b612re.

*update* i was asked to join "The Free Hugs Movement" on Youtube, it's a world wide phenomenon

Positive Words Everyday

2006-09-13T12:54:00.000Z

A nice blog full of inspiring words.

Inspiring Quotes, Daily Inspirational Sayings, Motivating Quotes, Positive Words

Seems to be doing the same work as this blog, nice to see i'm not alone, LOL.

it's full of stars

2006-09-01T12:06:00.000Z

Beautiful pic of a Lagoon Nebula. Found on (the increasingly popular) reddit