inspired by x

• Flora
  • Sunflowers, larkspurs, marigolds, camellias, daisies, pansies violets, bluebells, lavender, lilacs, begonias, forget-me-nots, lupine, verbena, phlox
  • Pots of succulents
• Rescued farm animals
  • Pigs, cows, goats, chickens, llamas, rabbits
  • Free, happy, grazing in the sunlight
  • A mysterious black cat who belongs to herself and occasionally graces me with her presence
• Vegetables
  • Broccoli, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, green beans, onions
• Fruit
  • Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, apple trees, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew
• Herbs (growing in old tea canisters)
  • Mint, thyme, oregano, parsley, sage, dill, catnip
• Beehives & bees
• Jars of homemade jam and marmalade
• Books on how to identify herbs, weeds, flowers, mushrooms
• Mud-splattered boots
• Fresh bread cooling by the window
• Snails atop mushrooms
• A large pond, home to turtles and frogs
• A handsome farmer (with broad shoulders) to call my own