At the same time, it cracks me up to no end the love this boy has for their yard with its perfect mix of woods, open space, digging space and once the weather turns officially, pool space and sprinkler space. It is, by all means, little boy heaven. My favorite part of it all? The swing. The rope may be getting questionable, and the board takes some wobbling to get perfectly balanced, but I love it (and not only because it provides the most awesome photo ops). I've even been known to hop on (horse style, thank you very much) and take a few spins myself. There is something about the peacefulness of it all....once the thrill of pushing off as hard as you can and pretending that you're flying wears off (the fact that this swing goes over the tiered garden beds really adds to the effect), the view of this swing is perfect. You can watch the people on the deck, chatting at the table. Easily find Eddie digging somewhere or throwing some sort of ball. Listen to the people exploring the woods. All while you're swinging comfortably, barefoot (if you're me), grass stained knees (if you're me or Eddie), feeling the wind in your hair and the sometimes panic inducing stretch and crack of the rope against the tree bark. A little peace, a little adventure...this swing has it all.
And oh, the photo ops. I love this swing.
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