Zinnias

I once had a large garden, and to fence it in I used Zinnia seeds along the entire perimeter, and when they grew, formed a tight barrier.  Much to my surprise, no rabbit or deer trespassed to nibble on my tomatos, carrots, cucumbers, melons, and all the basil and parsley carefully cultivated.  In the early dawn hours as I watered the plot and pulled the weeds, four-footed and either floppy-eared or antlered neighbors would watch me but go no further, before disappearing into the surrounding fields...And to speak of the dawns—in that location they were pristine, quiet to the point of wind being at times the only sound, aside from the occasional meadowlark.

Zinnias—oil on canvas