My sisters and I used to play for hours at a time under the hemlock tree in our back yard. We had a pretend town under it. We played with sticks, nuts, and other found objects. We felt like we were very far away all on our own but we were really just a few feet from the house.When my husband and I moved here 20 years ago I tried to imagine where our children would play. It was all open - just barns and fields. We did have two lilacs right by the house, one purple and the other white. Our first spring here we dug some of the small plants growing at the base of the established lilacs and planted them other places in the yard. In one area we planted them in a ring with an opening away from the road. I thought this would be a fun place for children to play when the lilacs grew and filled in the ring.
The lilacs grew slower than the boys so they never played in there. It has become a chicken hang out. P likes to visit with them there.
Her favorite.
I think P will like it over there even more when all the leaves are out and the flowers are in bloom.
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