Our Back Yard

The previous owners of our new home put in a professionally designed landscape five years ago, so it is now reaching maturity and looking so beautiful. We feel incredibly blessed to get to enjoy it! Below are some photos of the backyard, which contains a grassy lawn behind which is a landscaped area reminiscent of a lovely forest with walking paths in it. Behind that is a split rail fence, then a community-owned strip of forest blocking our view of the tennis courts. This view is looking off our back deck:
The forested area would be perfect for a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mother, a Marian garden, and a rosary walk--projects for the years to come! One of the circular paths with a bench:
One edge of the grass:

Another path (which leads out the back and eventually to a little community playground):

John: "I hear something!"

A bench on which to sit and ponder:

Looking at the house from that bench:

Looking straight up at the trees from that bench:

I noticed John making his first attempt to climb a tree, no one having ever shown him that:

Owning a landscape like this will be a great responsibility (lots of time on our part and professional help), but I think will bring us great enjoyment!