Personal Narrative: My Backyard

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My Backyard

I was always that positive, overexcited child. The exuberant and slightly insane one. I loved my family, my home and my friends.

I lived with Mum and Dad as well as my gorgeous dog, Bessie in a small one story home. Surrounding the house was the wooden picket fence, painted turquoise. As well as plenty of colourful flowers and green trees. I would sit in the front yard sometimes picking flowers; chasing butterflies and playing make believe. As an only child, I had to make fun for myself which most of the time I found easy.

When I wasn't at school or one of my friend’s houses, I would be drawing on the brick driveway or on the lawn with Bessie. We could play outside together for hours. Bessie and I would roll around on the lush

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