My first garden was my parents and is the place where I was born. It was in Portsmouth, England and, though it wasn't large, it certainly was interesting. My Dad bred goldfish outside in big ponds and I loved to play with my Action Man figures in them. That was back when they had real metal parts and the diver suit was my favourite. In between the pnds, we had vegetables and flowers. Looking back, I can see hw tiny it was but to a young boy, it was huge.
Behind our house were the mudflats of the estuary where we used to play and forage and take our dog for guge walks. Within sight of the garden was a railway bridge where the kids used to gather and the train drivers would unleash a cloud of steam and a long whistle as they drove underneath, covering us kids in steam, soot and fun.
Very nice description of your childhood memories, between play and fun is a natural scene that adorns the garden of your parents.
Thank you. It's nice to look back
Nice memories of innocent times :)
I am writing a post about the first garden and, oh my, looking at it from the eyes of the 4 years old me it was huge, a whole adventure park, while in reality it was a small garden at the edge of a city, haha!
Really enjoyed your playful story!
Glad you liked it!
I look forward to reading yoursπ
He liked to play his action man figure with dad's goldfish... What a child.... Lol.
Now, he makes me imagine him in action.... Hehehe.
A child's imagination is all you need
Wow. I love this respond. β€οΈ
I didn't know you were originally from England. You can't escape the industrial there, huh? Trains, boatyards, mines. Definitely has its own beauty. Jamie always tells me about playing in the Thames estuary and around Kent from where he was from.
Goodness, that's literally Jamie's idea of a good time NOW. Hes the guy that goes on ANY steam train π and hangs out the window and gets soot in his eye ππ
That playful garden space is what hooks us as children I think. Children LOVE gardens, given a chance.
yeah, a 10 pound pom from the biggest naval port in the country
Wow, a lot of things in the environment to have fun with. When the garden is small it makes it easier and it will be taken good care of. I can only imagine how fun it will be as a kid because you won't have to do much work. Less work more play.
Even industrial England had its beauty
Naive me never thought about the fact that goldfish could be bred π
This was good to learn, I won't like.
It's a big industry and goldfish can reach many thousands of dollars in alue. Dad just did it as a hobby though.
That is interesting, my mother use to rear catfish but I didn't really think much about other fishes.