I wheedled and coaxed her to let me go past the edge of town, out to the open fields to pick green leaves and branches and bring them home for Shevuos. And she did let me go there all by myself. For that alone, may her eternity in heaven be joyful and bright. The only outing worthy of the name is when you go all alone, without your buddies.
Nobody's in the way.
There I was all by myself, free as a bird that swoops through the blue that all belonged to me. Even the sun shone only for me. The hopping creatures of the field, and those that warble and whistle, came to meet no one else but me. The meadow was speckled with nature's best. The sweet blooming rosebuds, and the lanky, yellow sunflowers displayed their petals for me, all for me.