Outdoors

I find myself at this moment, sitting on my back deck. My back is toward the house so I have a great view of my back yard.  I tend to think that my back yard is a great view all on its own!
So I'm sitting here drinking coffee, by myself. Normally I would have music playing, but I'm so lazy, I haven't even made the 10-step journey over to where the radio is to turn it on. In case you are wondering, how did he get his coffee? My lovely and talented wife delivered it to me.
What strikes me is just how peaceful it is to look at nature! I suspect it has something to do with having grown up on a farm, or having been offspring of people who grew up on farms?  When I look over my "kingdom" so to speak, I am awestruck! I have had this view for a number of years now, and not only does it never get old, it continues to improve with age! I am so fortunate that I have the opportunity to sit here and be amazed at all the beauty that surrounds me. The beauty may seem everyday or ordinary to lots of people, but I somehow feel great pleasure communing with it.
I guess I lied about being alone.

"Looking at flowers, simple things in life. I don't need to look at gold and a castle; sometimes its very simple things that are very beautiful. I am keeping my eyes fresh to find beauty in many places, and in gold, too, sometimes!"

Francois Nars

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