Day 197: Last Hurrah

Yesterday I helped my husband get our swing set back into usable shape for the children. He secured the two corners that had worked their way out of the ground while I clipped away the brush that had grown up around it. The swing set was made well, but decades of use and weathering have taken their toll. It belonged to the house’s previous owners, whose kids had pretty much outgrown it by the time they left. Our children have pretty much outgrown it now, too. That is to say, it’s getting old, and we don’t need it anymore. This autumn will be its last hurrah.