Since we bought our house in March, everyone who has come over has exclaimed about the huge backyard that we have. And it's true - our house is small, but our lot is almost a third of an acre. And our house sits right up at the front of our lot, so our backyard just stretches back and back. And back. And, while it's big, it's not really developed at all. When we had our housewarming party, we had what might technically be called grass - it was green enough that we didn't feel embarrassment about putting chairs and tables out on it - but it was really just weeds. About thirty yards or so from the back porch, the yard abruptly drops off into a steep incline, which, if you stumble all the way down, will take you to the neighbor's fence. More...