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About a week ago, I had a chance to witness some "misplaced nature". A family of wood ducks ventured through my back yard. Apparently there are so many of them hatching little ones right now, they sometimes get off track trying to get out of town with their new little broods. Unfortunately, I didn't get out the door with my camera quick enough. I thought I had missed my opportunity to document some "real live nature". Yesterday, opportunity presented itself a second time...and I was ready! My husband called and exclaimed, "Bring your camera, quick!" (I want to give him credit here. Over the past 17 years, he's learned how to tune into my interests...one of them being nature photography. I am strictly an amateur, but it fascinates me none-the-less.) Without delay or question, I grabbed my camera and hurried to the location he had given me...a coffee shop on 2nd street, downtown. When I arrived all the parking spots in front of the coffee shop were taken. I had to park around the corner and run back to the "wildlife sighting" with my camera carefully cradled (I didn't even take time to put it back in its case before bolting out the door).
My all-too-infrequent brushes with wildlife in my small town are the sanity-saving graces granted me by God Himself...I am sure of it. Someday I'll get farther out into the country; but for now, I will be content. My camera, my back yard and God's constant reminders (in the form of His creation) will carry me through. The phrase GROW WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED comes to mind.
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May 27, 2009 | The garden is in and growing! I love that I can bring "country" into my small town back yard. I miss the country. 
