The Patch in May May 23, 2021 / Richard R. Barron Here are a few images from our home in the bucolic splendor of southern Oklahoma. A wine cup wildflower sits tangled in other wildflowers in the west pasture. I spotted this tire track full of rainwater yesterday. I had just hooked Hawken up to his retractable leash when he spotted a rabbit across the yard and tore out after it, breaking the leash. With the pond about as full as it’s ever been, this grass peeks above the waterline. Normally, I would mow it. Wires hang on a tree branch in the neighbor’s yard. This is one of my shirts waiting to be ironed. I had good cherry blossoms in April, and I now have lots of cherries about to ripen. Irises only bloom for a short time in the spring. Hawken looks at me from under the back deck, which gives him plenty of shade. These bearded irises are my very favorite flower. I bought Abby one of these recently, and it is now her new favorite drink. Lilacs take on evening light. I made this image of a gate in our front yard right after a thunderstorm rolled through. A small redbud blossom gathers vanishing evening light. Reinventing the selfie? I made this after a thunderstorm. The water was cold. It has been cloudy and gloomy for over a week. My first marigold of the year appeared recently.