I just read this sitting on my porch overlooking the back yard, with its tiny pond and fountain.
Like you, observing nature delights me.
Yesterday, my friend, daughters and I had a project day on the patio - my friend was delighted trying to catch photos of the swallowtail butterflies and bumblebees on the flowers. My grand-dog was watching the birds and chasing 13-striped ground squirrels, and the baby woodpeckers were complaining about us invading their yard. And late in the afternoon my daughter spied a hawk swooping down to grab a brave mole. All of this in our little suburban back yard.
This morning, I am looking at the newly dyed shirts and fabrics on the clothesline, waving in the breeze.