A Scene from Nature

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Topic: A Scene from Nature. Thesis Statement: My Backyard is Peaceful and Tranquil. I love nature and being outside is very calming to me. My backyard is a place where I can go to relax and reflect on the qualities of my Creator who created such natural beauty for me to enjoy. My backyard is very peaceful and tranquil to me. My backyard is completely fenced in and private. In my backyard, I have a water fountain, birdbath, and many beautiful flowers. I love my whole backyard, but my favorite place is my patio. My patio is covered and has fans. I can sit there even on hot days, in one of my many cushioned wrought iron chairs. My wrought iron rocking chairs are my favorites; from them I sit, rock, look, and enjoy the water fountain and all the beauty nature has to give. I also enjoy viewing the results of what I have worked to create in my backyard over the years. When I have a stressful day, the scenery in my backyard relaxes me with the tranquility and peacefulness it gives me to be there. I have five large flower gardens and three rock gardens. These gardens contain an abundance of beautiful and colorful flowers including, columbines, bees balm, begonias, salvia, impatiens, coreoposis, portulacas, gerarniums, hostas, elephant ears, verbenas, and lantanas. There are also ferns, petunias, spider plants, wandering jews, sweet potatoe plants, sedums, hen and chicks, bunny catus, vincas, cannas, marigolds, forget - me- nots, chrysanthemums, and hibiscus, in my backyard. I love watching the many colorful birds that visit my impatien flowers in my backyard. They include humming - birds, bluebirds, cardinals, and finches. My backyard is also a buzz with bees, butterflies, and frogs. The frogs in my backyard, have inspired me collect frog figurines, and frog statues to place there. The frog figurines
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