Babies in the Yard

When it is spring and pretty outside, I get in a picture taking mood. I walk around my unintentionally naturalized backyard looking for photo ops. As I was scouting about today and figuring there must be snakes in the ivy and honeysuckle, a big brown cottontail rabbit hopped out of its hiding place and into my view, and sat quietly for a moment as if he were appraising his situation. I often see rabbits scurrying across the lawn at night as my headlights hit the driveway, but never have I seen one in the day and so up close! I imagined a nest of little bunnies in a hollow in the base of a tree, a home my unkempt yard is providing. There are plant babies, too, and perennials such as this youthful hosta vigorously popping up to add beauty to the world for another season.