Nature Observations

      Today, in the late afternoon, I went outside and just looked at my surroundings. There was a sort of calm stillness in the air. It was slightly cool outside, but the sun still provided some warmth. I sat on one of the benches near our fire pit in the backyard and looked at the view. As I was looking, I realized that I do not spend much time outside in my backyard, just looking at the view. I could see all the tall buildings and sparkly lights flashing and reflecting off their windows. I realized that I could even see some of the backyards of a few of my neighbors. As I was looking, a little boy opened his patio door, and a dog ran out with him. They disappeared behind some bushes when the boy found a ball and threw it too far.
      As I was looking at the view, I heard a rustling sound behind me. When I turned to look, a couple of rabbits were scampering around in our yard. Whenever I am outside, I always see rabbits quietly munching on grass. When it realized I was looking at it, it stiffened to see if I was going to hurt it. When I did not get up to move towards it, it continued eating something in the grass. A slight breeze blew by, and it carried the scent of one of the rose bushes near where I was sitting. I remembered when we were younger,  my sister fell in the bush where the sweet smell was coming from, and scratched her arm. When it started getting darker and colder outside, I decided to go back inside.