I enjoy just some simple residential gardening and have started a bonsai hobby about 2 years ago. I posted several things here on Lemmy but the bonsai community is basically non-existent here.
Bike touring on rail trails and quiet roads coupled with camping and visiting nature reserves and national parks.
I loved computers when I was a teenager and it became my work. I’m now working in IT.
I was fine with that for a while but because it’s now my work, I needed to find something else to escape, and be more active.
So I eventually started cycling “for fun” but now I have panniers, camping equipment, and lots of plans to go cycling and camping deep in nature.
By the way if you have rail trails and/or safe itineraries to suggest, that are somewhat long (over 80/100 km if possible), don’t hesitate to let me know.
My favourite here is 'Le p’tit train du Nord" which runs for 200 km, and I highly recommend it.
I’d love to get into digital electronics and hardware hacking but I have no use for the skills in my life as of now, which means I have 0 motivation to pursue them
I like making and repairing stuff. Currently repairing a wheelbarrow and creating a contraption out of two defunct mountain bikes that will carry logs and other heavy loads.
I’ve started watching how to videos about bonsai lately. I’ve alway been curious but the time to grow and keeping the trees alive always seems intimidating.
Plus the folks who do this professionally seem to repot semi regularly and cut away a ton of roots. Everytime I’ve tried to repot something, I’ve killed it.
Bonsai is a wonderful hobby and it can be as easy or as difficult as you want to make it. Check out the subreddit for helpful beginner info. Don’t get discouraged, 99% of people kill their first two or three trees. I’ve posted here but the community is non-existent. Look for a local gardening club to point you in the right direction. Chinese elms are probably the best beginner tree hands down.
Music. 2 years ago I started teaching myself guitar and have played almost every day since then. At the beginning of last year I added learning to sing to my routine. Next year is going to be focused on singing and playing at the same time. Eventually I’ll start writing my own music.
It’s been the best hobby I’ve ever gotten into. It’s stress relieving and makes me feel good about myaelf for accomplishing something that I thought for a long time I could never get good at. I have recordings of playing and singing throughout the last few years. When I feel discouraged or like I’ve hit a plateau, I listen back to where I was when I started and instantly appreciate how far I’ve come. I’m pretty sure at this point that music will be a lifelong pursuit for me.
Video Games. I can escape into video games from everything. They protect me when I am lonely, in pain, suicidal, desperate. I can even play video games in my mind.
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