Close your eyes. Imagine sitting by a small pond, fed by a continuous cascade of water slipping down the rocks. You breathe in deeply — wildflowers share their fragrance, the herbs their savory goodness. You listen to the zzzzzipping of hummingbirds flitting from flower to flower and stopping to rest a moment on a branch.

Heaven, right? Grateful that my sister has created that kind of heaven in her backyard. I could sit there for hours.