Closer to Home

CLOSER TO HOME

Not every adventure required a day trip

Photos by Madeline Vega

We hunted bugs, climbed fake trees, splashed in puddles, tried out sprinklers in other neighborhoods, and generally amused ourselves throughout the heat

SPRINKLERS Sometimes the drains are clogged. Sometimes the design is not very wet. Sometimes Boom would rather draw in the shade.

ORGANICS BINS AND MOSQUITOS The boys use the kiddie pool as a refill station for water guns while I rip all the clover and broad leaf weeds out of the grass. Boom gives me his tough face after I squash a mosquito on his face. There didn’t seem to be enough rain to sustain all the mosquitos in our backyard.