Light Series: Instruction
Our neighborhood is carved into the forest and each house backs up to portions of dense woodland. Birds greet us with songs. Vibrant colored flowers cheer. Grass and leaves in greens of every variant sway in the breeze. The thicket is home to critters of all sorts. On occasion, bears encroach our neighborhood from a habitat a few miles away, where they enjoy free rein roaming. Coyotes, racoons, armadillos, rabbits, squirrels, turkeys, and once a peacock strutted through our yard. Of course, as we live in Florida, there are the cold-blooded versions of life, tortoise, frogs, lizards, and snakes. Alligators aren’t in our neighborhood because we don’t have a water feature to draw their attention. Praise the Lord. Our Belgian Malinois Kenzi loves our yard. Unfortunately, there isn’t a fence. She minds well and knows the boundaries. Most of the time, my husband is the one who accompanies her on her excursions outdoors. On occasion, I’ve taken her out in the dark. Trees and undergr