My neighbors have a turkey. Every time I walk through the kitchen I look out the window to see if she's in our yard. If so, I run out to pet her.

Also, if I'm working outside she trots over to see what's going on and, of course, I have to stop to pet her for 15 minutes.

She just walks up to me and sits down expecting pets.

Stone paths. I was hiking in a large state park recently and came on a stretch of path that a seriously skilled stonemason built. It was beautiful. I stood there for ten minutes looking at how perfectly they matched the stones together.

Zoo's and aquariums, fucking love animals.

I like exploring old buildings like churches and hotels. I feel like architecture has been optimized so much to fire codes that most modern buildings have pretty boring layouts. But older buildings are completely batshit in their designs sometimes. Like woah there's a second little staircase down here that goes to a single room not accessible by anywhere else, or just random little hallways to nowhere. Also secret little closets everywhere, it's way more fun.

Trees! Those big, old giants which make you feel like they are indeed harboring some ancient wisdom, being there, in the same spot years before you, barely brushed by the passing of time. And then if they are evergreen not even season affects them - they just keep on existing, all tall and gracious. How awesome is that.

Seeing the moon and stargazing in general. Oh and everytime I see a picture come back from the Perseverance Rover. I just look at them in absolute wonder and still find it unbelievable that we have clear pictures coming back from Mars. Every new picture is like Xmas for me.

My children are old enough for Lego now.

I'm more excited for their Lego christmas gifts then they will be!

Not exactly childish but, assembling furniture. I’m excited when I buy furniture that arrives disassembled because I get to look at the instructions and build it myself. I guess it resonates with setting up and assembling toys, just with adult things instead.

SNOW!!!!!

Movies about giant monsters or giant robots or ideally both. I love Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Jurrasic Park, Transformers, Robot Jox, etc. etc. etc. I don't care about plot or a coherent story I just want to see giant things fucking up shit.

Metro. Train go underground, yay! Probably helps that where I'm from they're pretty tidy.

Mechanical items being repaired. It didn't work as it was supposed to, now it does, magical, you healed it! (Sometimes it's even me being the magician.)

I turned 41 this year. First snowflakes of the season still put a huge grin on my face.

Sometimes I get served ads for toys and I'm like "I fucking want that."

There are so many kick-ass toys right now I wish existed when I was a kid. 😩

Planes

Steam locomotives. I still get giddy like a little kid when I get to see one in a museum. Real life is even better. Heck I'll go out of my way to see model trains if there's a steam engine somewhere in the display.

Honestly so much stuff I don't even know where to start. The world is amazing!

Blankets, bubblebaths, colouring in, making a mess, making stuff out of mess, chocolate, jigsaws, road trips, snowy days, macaroni cheese, exploring new places, playing games, giving and receiving hugs, dancing just because, wearing big whooshy skirts and making them go whoosh, cuddling dogs, cake, rollercoasters, ok you probably get the idea.

Also I got to go on a reeeeally big boat this year, that was awesome.

I'm about to harvest my first batch of vegetables in a very old MMO.

Vehicles used in a fictional setting in an unconventional way. Sky pirates in a wooden ship for example, or space trains, etc

I still get really excited every time I get on a plane. Like it's so cool. Giant flying machine transports hundreds of humans in the sky.

Im 50 years old. I watched Trolls 3, Wish, and Leo all in the same week. I have not seen Openheimer nor do i wish to.

I havent seen Barbie either, but when it shows up on streaming I might.

In-universe lore. Of any franchise or story really. I love good world-building. Even if it's just some funny details or references.

You can imagine the first time, as a kid, watching a marvel movie and recognising Stan Lee, I was very excited. Little did I know this was a running gag.

Doors. Specifically doors in obscure places. Think maintenance accesses and such. I like to imagine that they’re less mundane than they are.

I love me a good lighthouse

Chocolate milk.

I don't get it often, but I get psyched when I decide it's time.

I love going to the toy aisles in stores or to toy stores with my daughter. I don't even have the excuse of looking to buy something for her anymore because she's 13. We both just love looking at toys. There are so many cool toys. Also, so many toys to make fun of.

Seeing my friends.

Cool rocks.

New video games coming out soon (Tekken 8!)

Finding new pretty things to wear.

Baking treats.

Having a whole day to myself with no interruptions to do what I like.

Dragonflies! They're so cool. Their wings are amazing and it's like they're nature's small attack helicopters. The body is colorful.

Riding my bicycle!

Shit, now I want to go for a ride...

Setting up a new computer.

Something about wiring it up, setting up the environment and configuring the desktop to do just what I want is a lot of work, but so rewarding!

Climbing things! Trees, walls, playground equipment. Just the idea of being able to get up there from here gets me excited. Same thing with tunnels and other out of the way places. I just love to explore places where I'm not supposed to be ever since I was little and I never really lost that.
Of course nowadays I can't be seen climbing on someone's roof or trying to scale a security fence without being seen as a trespasser. 😒

Snow on tree branches. To be shaken

OLED TVs, AV Receivers, game consoles/new games.

When the dish soap makes bubbles.

Rainbows.

Cartwheels.

Bees, I love seeing bees.

I'm with you on bridges, will go at least slightly out of my way to drive over the Skyway just because it's so gorgeous.

Snow.

I proper love snow. The crunch of it when you step on it, how nice everything looks covered in it. Sledding is my jam, and snow is the butter!

Driving through puddles. The bigger the better. The muddier the better. I get true child-like enjoyment from it on a real deep level.

But never to splash people. I’m not an asshole.

Bath time, spinning tops, pizza, my dog, the feeling of safety when I hear my partner get home from work

Snow. Every year I’m like a 10 year old when it snows.

Inclement weather. Any kind really but the bigger, the better. Snow flurries, a really big thunderstorm, howling wind - I turn 5 years old again every time. Just overcome with excitement and fear and awe.

Transformers. I loved them as a kid and still love them today. I love the action figures and the comics and the cartoons, but sorry Bayverse Transformers, hard pass on that shit.

Lightning. I'll leave my house every time to watch a storm for as long as it keeps up. It feels like the weather in my area has changed in the last 20 years so we don't get as many, but I love storms.

Seeing that sizzling fajita plate get set at my table when I'm really hungry.