End of the Backyard Bash

It is cooler out this May morning. I am remembering some wonderful spring and summer days in our backyard play area last year and before that.

My own son is now too old to get much excitement from this area. I love to have little visitors spend an afternoon with me.

Blame it on the Memories, or Nostalgia. I wanted more time with the way “it was.” I know that soon there will be a greenhouse, & a small “Dooryard Garden” (as the ancient British call it) here.

*The last of the Backyard Bashes this past summer*

When I reflect on the times in this magical area of our home, I can’t suppress the smile that spreads on my face. The water balloon fights, the Slip N Slide, the picnics on the grass… all the wonderful times we had in this tiny fenced in patch simply bring me JOY.

Our goal was to create a “Kid-friendly” zone, and I believe we succeeded in this.

So many things to do

The neighborhood children would help me plant my garden. They would play in our pool, have a cookie party on the porch, or just hang out with my son and me. We would peep in my garden, pick cherry tomatoes and pumpkins, or pluck corn off the plant.

Summer Holidays were spent with friends and family here in this lush, blooming place. Sprinklers were set up strategically for a cooling obstacle course for the children.

*My porch, decorated according to the season*

A perennial Slip N Slide was placed at the side yard.

The pool was cold, clean, and waiting for someone to float in paradise, or splash to their heart’s content.

One summer I let the grass grow TALL, and mowed pathways for the kids to ride their bikes through. We had bubbles, a Pinata, and always, always the sandbox. Many unique and unusual castles were built in that sand box.