When you’re in our situation, older on a fixed income, you learn to entertain yourself in place, with the resources you have available.  My amusement is exploring our “vast estate” (i.e. oversized lawn) for new nature finds and angles.  It’s amazing how just viewing a scene from a different point of view can frame it in a new light.  Derive whatever metaphorical meaning you like!  It’s all in the perspective.

I enjoy finding new volunteer wildflowers, trees, and wildlife, and encouraging them to take over, as they should.  My goal is to look out and see a wall of trees and fence of flowers, where animals and raptors can feel at home.  The other day, while E had the “Pony” out mowing, an owl flew into the shed and perched in the shadows, surprising her when she went to park the mower.  It means more wild critters are finding a conducive, safe space closer in to our property, which is the whole idea.  They were here first, after all.

Here’s a mix of angles and textures of wild and domestic common plants.