Green Time Vs. Screen Time

To you this may look like a big pile of trash and logs....
and old rusty discarded things....

and really interesting finds and broken boards....

and nests made of Spanish moss and pecans.....

and a beautiful objet d' art with a verdigris patina found from a Katrina flooded dresser....

But it's really..... A secret place....just for kids....under 13....this isn't a pile of old boards...it's a ...

palace...just for kids...built by kids...with secret corridors and rooms. There are many of these palaces scattered about the landscape. This kids town has a dictator and a president as well as a secretary of state. The currency is pecans which has been hotly debated at town meetings between the dictator and the town folks. "Pecans shouldn't be currency! You can find them on the ground!" I suspect the dictator is trying to tighten his control over the president and the town folk.

This is another of the magnificent specimens of architecture found in the town. Notice the "solar power" roof. Very bright and airy. The bright blue "tile" work on the outside adds just a touch of the exotic. The white pavers along the walkway to the door really brings the eye to the welcoming entrance. Should we knock?

Oh she's home!!! Why, how are you? There is much to do in this kid town. Meals of acorns and "salad greens" to cook, armaments to make with trash can lid shields and stick swords. Even a gourmet restaurant that serves grapefruit from Maw Maw's tree...and for a few pecans more you can be fanned with ginger leaves. Anything you could wish for is found in this town.

Well the town folks are busy. They must call another town hall meeting to discuss the latest threat to their haven. A Grandpa who stands on the porch and announces loudly, "I'm going to burn that town down." As long as the warm weather holds, I think their town is safe from the fireplace, but if it turns cold, drastic measures may have to be taken!!! Town meeting everyone! Town meeting at the old table.