Do You Just Sit Outside for a While Now and Then?

[Bella]

I often have brunch on the patio when it's not too hot and humid. Sometimes in the evening I'll sit out and enjoy a cocktail and, after dinner, a cup of coffee. Winter is long, so I like to take advantage of fair weather when I can.

 

[moviequeen1]

I try to but since its been so hot/ humid here past week,I'm spending more time in my apt with A/C

 

[Ronni]

Sitting on our back porch right now sipping my coffee and browsing my socials. It’s going to be 95 today so I won’t be out here much longer but at the moment it’s pleasant.

We back porch sit every morning until it gets too cold.

 

[DebraMae]

Yes, I try to daily. There is a great deal of peace to be found in just sitting and listening.

 

[Pappy]

Quite a bit. Good way to meet our neighbors because the elevator is just to our right. Been a little to hot this past week to stay out there for long.

 

[hawkdon]

Not nearly as much as a few years back...primarily because
of bugs and heat...got some vicious wasps at front deck, and
cannot take the heat any more...sad....

 

[SueBee]

Yes, every day, but I don’t sit for long… I find I don’t sit still very well. I’ll see something that needs to be done, or grabs my attention, and hop right back up to attend to it. But, earlier this year I read something about creating a “Sit Spot”. A place you return to each day to observe nature.

I created a Sit Spot for myself and it’s become my favorite place in the back yard. It’s in a corner of the yard that I hadn’t liked before (when I bought my house 3+ years ago, on half acre, it had nothing in the back yard. Not one bush, flower, nothing… just mowed down grass. I’ve been turning it into my own garden/nature paradise, with a near-zero budget!)

 

[spedini]

Yes, I try to daily. There is a great deal of peace to be found in just sitting and listening.

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Thank you,
This is exactly what I'm talking about.

 

[JustDave]

I do quite often. It was part of my plan when I got too old to enjoy that physical parts of Montana that I enjoyed so much. Sit on the porch watching the wild life. But I don't have a shotgun in my lap waiting for the nosy gummament officials to trespass on my property.

 

[Deya]

During warm weather I once sat on the back patio before dawn after my workout. I still do my patio workout, but after getting a spider bite on my right breast, I dispensed with the sitting.

I was reading this morning that a scorpion sting on the breast, can prevent breast cancer. I have yet to confirm that spider venom has the same properties. My husband read that a bumblebee sting on the prostate can kill prostate cancer cells. What kind of men volunteered for that study?

I mean it is scorpions for woman and bumblebees for men. Once again men get off easy. If there is any truth to these studies, I think we will see old folks, exposing certain body areas, porch sitting, enticing venomous insects to bite target areas. Not a pretty picture, but neither is chemo.

I think I will go out and enjoy the cool morning air and sunrise on my back patio. First, I will deweb my chair and then refresh my coffee. Living a full life means taking risk. I could put on more protective clothes, but that not only ruins the experience, it is cowardly.

 

[spedini]

Just brewed a second cup,
think I'll set outside for a bit...

 

[911]

Hardly ever.

 

[Kika]

I am on the balcony with my coffee every morning, unless it is very cold outside. I drink my coffee, do the NY Times puzzles and listen to the birds. My favorite time of the day.

 

[JustBonee]

Love outdoor time most days. .. have picnic tables and benches around our complex. If it’s not too hot or too rainy I usually head outside.

 

[Jackie23]

Yes, I sit on the back porch sometimes, lately I have a pesky stray cat that I've made the mistake of feeding... now I'm afraid of tripping...

 

[rgp]

Not so much this year, it has just been so hot & humid. Can't enjoy it. I do a-bit in the morning , but by about now [almost eleven] it is already heating up.

 

[Pappy]

Although this place has a lot of apartments, this is our happy place.

 

[Grampa Don]

Outside is the real world. I need a bit of that each day.

 

[MoBeans]

Every day, plus breakfast outside and dinner outside, even if it's raining and not windy. We have a nice covered (but not screened in) deck.

 

[hollydolly]

We live within walking distance of a large lake with 9 miles of trails. It is much too hot right now, but when the weather is nice I go out to the lake and walk or sit on a bench and read. There is nothing like fresh air to improve the mood. I can't wait until fall comes.

Doug.. it's definitely not going to be as huge as your lake in Texas... but this is directly behind my house.. 5 minutes walk....

 

[Trish]

Do You Just Sit Outside for a While Now and Then?​

"Of course, and lately while it's been so hot, I've been sat in just my shorts with my feet soaking in a bowl of cold water, yes, I've noticed the curtains round about twitching, but who else would feed all my feathered friends?"

Maybe your neighbours are thinking "Timo's never going to fit into that little bath!!"

 

[Trish]

Yes, we do. It's good to be able to sit outside, especially when the weather is nice.

 

[feywon]

Almost every day and am outside a lot for chores and often sit a bit out there when done. On nights i pickup daughter from work i often lean against the car for a while enjoying the sky and the night sounds.

 

[Capt Lightning]

Yes, and this is what's happening now...

 

[Gardenlover]

Yes, I rather like it outside.