We live on 50 acres in rural Jack County. We have about half an acre that is fenced around the house. The front yard looks great when coming up the drive, especially right after it’s mowed. We have a very tall flag pole with an American flag waving in the breeze that you see coming up the drive before you ever see the house. In the back it is covered with tall oaks trees. There is an area in the back with a small dry creek that flows with water when it rains. Doug built a cute little bridge over it that leads to the gate in the very back corner of the yard. We have a pretty large bird feeder and several hummingbird feeders scattered through the yard. There are chimes hanging from trees and a pretty good size bird bath. We enjoy relaxing out back in a hammock or in our lounge chair.
Every winter when its freezing outside and there’s snow on the ground I fantasize about having a beautiful lush, floral backyard retreat. I imagine what I’m going to plant in flower beds and in the planters hanging on the deck. Tall elephant ears in front of the deck in the shade of the oaks trees. Colorful flowers spilling out of the planters on the deck. Ferns hanging at intervals from the deck. Pots of color scattered through the yard. Japanese lanterns hanging from the trees. I imagine a new coat of paint on the deck and every thing spiffy and clean.