# Things you think are truly beautiful **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792 "2010-11-24T17:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/1 "2010-11-24T17:27:58Z")
There are some things that are pretty much universally recognized as beautiful… groves of blooming trees, stained glass windows, etc etc. But are there some things that you think are really beautiful, in a gut-punching kind of way, even though not so many other people might think so? I have a few… 1. High-quality woolen goods. Springy, nubbly, heathered yarn… textured hand knits… buttery woven wool cloth 2. Unmortared stone walls 3. Lichens and mosses 4. Animals with cream and brown fur, like sled dogs and Maine coon cats 5. Patchwork done with 18th-century reproduction fabric… it’s nubblier and coarser than most quilting cotton, and the deep, rich colors really call out to me You? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/2 "2010-11-24T17:34:56Z")
Hardwood floors Old fishing shacks Lighthouses ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/3 "2010-11-24T17:47:57Z")
candlelight sleeping children flower gardens quilts ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/4 "2010-11-24T17:54:42Z")
Tornados Approaching storms Volcanism Nuclear mushroom clouds ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/5 "2010-11-24T18:02:56Z")
Tits. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/6 "2010-11-24T18:05:36Z")
Sunsets Lenticular clouds Cyclamens (Some orchids are too beautiful to even be mentioned) and ash clouds from erupting volcanoes ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/7 "2010-11-24T18:15:55Z")
[Lake Superior](http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,17311,25752,25854,26339,26788,27213,27585,27690,27698,27721,27744&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=lake+superior&cp=4&qe=bGFrZQ&qesig=y9-TLBVn2uMOtCY6Miqpdg&pkc=AFgZ2tnPFRuFQIc9gqg7KQ7bxNyq5-VKk33cz-w9kd4RHTkELc6PHTrAxE1iRODC3xhUYcyQ1gcldjU15hQpNXi-qEpyfGbeBg&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=QFbtTNW4H835nAeIk7iZAg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDcQsAQwAA&biw=1102&bih=942) ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/8 "2010-11-24T18:19:22Z")
my son cats most things in nature, up close ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/9 "2010-11-24T18:26:49Z")
Plastic bags caught in a breeze in a back alley. 😉 Seriously though, pigeons and birds in general. Large cats (lions, etc) ---
**Author:** ![figure9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/10 "2010-11-24T19:58:07Z")
The Supermarine Spitfire [Supermarine Spitfire - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire) ---
**Author:** ![pojimba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@pojimba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pojimba)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/11 "2010-11-24T20:10:44Z")
No music yet? How about this. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PFCekeoSTwg/hqdefault.jpg "Liam Clancy - Band Played Waltzing Matilda") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCekeoSTwg) ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/12 "2010-11-24T21:24:27Z")
Fire and intense heat. Think of a fire in a fireplace that has been burning hungrily for 12 hours and has a huge bed of deep red coals. Oh, the bulb of glass at the end of a glass blower’s pole. Or metal being worked by a blacksmith. (can I fit another fragment in this paragraph?) Ice storms Tsunamis Mushroom clouds uh, you get the point. I think I should point out that I don’t relish death and destruction. I appreciate the intensity of the destructive power but I don’t like the end results. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/13 "2010-11-24T21:26:04Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Tornados > Approaching storms > Volcanism > Nuclear mushroom clouds Now that I have posted my own and am actually reading the thread, I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one like this. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/14 "2010-11-24T21:29:56Z")
Mountains Forests Lakes Some rivers Streams, brooks Women Children Gulf of Mexico Marine mammals Tigers Ferrets Hugs Peace ---
**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/15 "2010-11-24T21:41:10Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Tits. This answer caught me off guard and is so TOTALLY what my husband would say that I laughed here at work and made people stare at me. Things I find beautiful: My dogs sleeping on couches My one cat when she presses her face against my arm and purrs Jacaranda Trees - bonus when they have shed a bit and there is this gorgeous purple blanket of flowers under them The sun on Syndey Harbour on the way to work ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/16 "2010-11-24T21:44:40Z")
I just remembered one that isn’t destructive. Magnolia trees in full bloom. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/17 "2010-11-25T02:00:51Z")
Colossal thunderstorms Bonfires, especially when you put that stuff on them to make the flames look blue or green or purple [The Un’Goro crystal cave in WoW](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/320886415_23b65802ac.jpg?v=0) Cream colored or blue cats The smell of lilacs Traffic from way up high (like in an ascending airplane) ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/18 "2010-11-25T02:11:32Z")
basalt rock x-rays the texture of an apple’s skin whiptail lizards cat paws babies’ skin the way fog diffuses light the layered look of dough as the flour is added ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/19 "2010-11-25T02:40:49Z")
Dew **Sattua** - I’m with you on the textures thing … cobblestones, dogs noses, things eroded by nature, gnarled trees. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792/20 "2010-11-25T02:46:08Z")
Okay, all these answers about flowers and peace don’t count. We’re not supposed to be listing things that are universally beautiful. For me, you know how when you catch skin at the right angle in the wrong light, and you can see every single detail of the skin, making it look almost scaly? I love that. Also, broken glass. > [@Gleena](#): > > This answer caught me off guard and is so TOTALLY what my husband would say that I laughed here at work and made people stare at me. Indeed! I’m not at work, but it caught me off guard enough to crack me up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-are-truly-beautiful/561792.md?page=2)