Favorite Spot

~ By Kythera Ann ~

Hi all; hope you are enjoying a glorious season (spring or fall according to your location) as I am. I have so much work it is sad I am inside so much, but at least my view from the computer (see below) is always lovely and I can see the beautiful sunsets and sunrises through the trees, plus the squirrels and birds tap on my window to tell me when I need to fill the feeders, LOL!

So the place I enjoy nature the most often is from my computer, but the place on the property that I enjoy most is a very hard decision as there are so many lovely areas. But at this time of year, it probably is the patio (see view from patio below) that is except for dawn and dusk when the no-see-ums are voracious. At least their bite though irritating is gone in a few hours unlike the mosquitoes (next months joy) which itch me for days.

From the patio I can observe the ever changing floral display from wild azaleas, to mountain laurel and then rhododendrons plus the changing look of dogwoods from flower to leaf to berry. I also have planted around the edges of the patio seasonal flowers such as pansies and Impatiens and many herbs so I have easy access for cooking or just reaching over from a chair and plucking a tasty bite of celery leaf herb (it has a nice zing to it) basil, dill, cilantro or the like.

From this view I also enjoy watching the antics of the hummingbirds, cardinals, chickadees, titmice, jays, finches, squirrels, chipmunks and many others. Of course the deer, bear and raccoons tend to visit more during dusk and through the night.

My hubby makes me a mocha coffee every morning and we sit on the patio for an hour or two to soak in the beauty, laugh at the critters, including the cat that loves stalking everything and never catches anything in between his paws. We talk of our dreams during the night, our plans for the day and solve all the worlds' problems with lively, albeit utopian, discussions.

So yup, that is my favorite hangout here, mocha, hubby, nature - 'tis grand!

         

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