tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post184598459125563461..comments2023-07-01T06:40:16.258-06:00Comments on Duck Duck Cow: Spring ClingingJessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10641255166732692924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-74943567227531833802011-03-18T11:38:01.034-06:002011-03-18T11:38:01.034-06:00I remember spending my entire summer outside too! ...I remember spending my entire summer outside too! We'd pretty much leave the house in the morning, and only come back in for meals.<br />Kinda sad that in this day in age, I don't feel secure enough to let my kids wander the neighborhood we live in like I used to...<br />It doesn't seem to bother them, though!Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298451372107211297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-80193377672773532162011-03-11T07:12:57.660-07:002011-03-11T07:12:57.660-07:00Times were very different and I just ran amok thro...Times were very different and I just ran amok through the neighborhood with all the other kids. One backyard just bled into the next!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-34901408213050449102011-03-10T18:12:19.682-07:002011-03-10T18:12:19.682-07:00I had many backyards growing up...but my fondest m...I had many backyards growing up...but my fondest memories come from the Black Hills of South Dakota. He lived in the middle of nowhere, and a huge cow pasture was on the other side of our fence, so we'd go exploring in the mountains, cut down our own Christmas tree & fire wood, watch baby cows be born, catch snakes, pick choke cherries, dodge bats @ night, tube down the creek, and sled in the winter. We were only there for 18 months, but it was by far the most memorable place I lived!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06940692121210503441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-72097710054243354762011-03-09T14:13:02.340-07:002011-03-09T14:13:02.340-07:00Sounds like a fun place for the kids! :) We don&...Sounds like a fun place for the kids! :) We don't have an open community, but people seriously don't believe in fences here. As in, you are considered unfriendly if you put up a fence!! Anyway, we love our yard, that it is big and has a slope with lots of trees and a dry creek bed at the bottom of the slope.Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480455523544551956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-28198453128278871192011-03-09T11:34:46.678-07:002011-03-09T11:34:46.678-07:00I've never heard of an open community before! ...I've never heard of an open community before! How fun!<br /><br />I grew up in several different houses (my dad always sold our house <i>just</i> when we were finally used to it) but the house that was my fav was HUGE with a trampoline and tether ball in the back. My brother and I also owned motorcycles and my dad made a trail for us across the street in the woods. Sooo many good memories!<br /><br />I'm glad your kids are making good memories!Impulsive Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237017735466455817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-19636788197583402602011-03-09T11:31:51.302-07:002011-03-09T11:31:51.302-07:00We have a park a couple blocks away and used to go...We have a park a couple blocks away and used to go there a lot when the kids were littler. But at 7 and 9 they've outgrown it.<br />Our backyard is pretty small, mostly taken up by a garage. The remainder is a patio and a little grassy area that we wedged a 2 story fort onto, with a small double swingset and twisty slide.<br />The disappointment for me was that the fort was too hot to play in during the summer, so the girls only went out there in the spring and fall.<br />Last spring, however, the girls finally figured out how to pump themselves on the swing, and that gets used all summer.<br />Of course now we have a monster dog whose only place to poop is on the patio (I fenced him out of the fort area after cleaning poop off the girls shoes and feet a couple times).<br />Part of the reason we're seriously considering moving is to get a bigger yard.Stacy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737391259567676675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-87568314857668642982011-03-09T09:56:46.433-07:002011-03-09T09:56:46.433-07:00that does sound wonderful. our backyard is kind of...that does sound wonderful. our backyard is kind of small. but i'm kind of glad I have a fence. my neighbors seem weird.Brandy@YDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362084419708971995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475361409430947994.post-24023302276642595102011-03-09T09:16:38.389-07:002011-03-09T09:16:38.389-07:00We had a really awesome pomegranate tree. I wish I...We had a really awesome pomegranate tree. I wish I still had one!Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.com