Blog #8

Nothing is better than sitting on a cushioned backyard swing, feeling the breeze on your face, slightly pumping your legs and feeling like a kid again on a swing and being able to truly enjoy nature. In this yard, to the left of this swing, is a tiny yellow shed that is connected to metal rods that have beautiful flowing grape vines wrapped around its arms. In front of the shed are tall stem roses of every color, that each encompasses its own beauty but together blend almost as individual paint colors do to create an exquisite portrait. Next to the shed is a quaint pigeon coop with small feathered creatures with pushed out fluffy chests and such small eyes that it sometimes leads me to wonder if through those minute eyes they can see the full beauty of where they live. Around the side of this shed is a cluster of such diverse flower families. I remember as a child going to every flower and having my grandmother tell me what each flower was. She told me how each flower has a meaning and each flower stands for a human emotion. The white lily means “it’s heavenly to be with you” and the yellow tulip means “there’s sunshine in your smile”. Through flowers my grandparents created a bond together and their own language. Whenever my grandfather wanted to truly show my grandmother how he felt he would bring home seeds to plant. Her favorite that she can remember is the stock flower which means “you'll always be beautiful to me”. I loved hearing these stories because it made nature seemed so very romantic.
Nature to me is swinging on the seat in the backyard of this quaint little home, smelling the flowers and watching the pigeons, that my grandpa sets loose, return back to their small home knowing that although they can fly anywhere they want, they have realized how beautiful their home, in this charming spot, really is.