It is interesting to me that in painting home portraits, the discussions I usually end up having are over the yard--what's in bloom, what colors to include. I am often given the artistic license to put everything in bloom! The house is obviously the focal point, but the yard is important.
When my grandparents came to visit a few weekends ago, my parents got to provide a walking tour of their yard. We smelled and looked. A lot of activities these days don't call for such sensory engagement. Nature is clearly not of human making. Yet, we can foster it.
Commentary from my grandfather after the visit: "[They] have a wonderful variety of beautiful plantings which they were kind enough to show and explain to us. You'll have to guess what they are since I wouldn't be able to spell them. I didn't see any weeds or dandelions which I am very familiar with and can spell."
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