My Memories
From when I was born till when I was 5, we lived in a small cottage. It was built by colonials and was probably 50 years old before I was born, so of course it wasn't a new or beautiful building however, it had the best scenery all year round.
There was a huge meadow behind the house with a forest after it and a huge grass field in front that attracted wild ducks during the raining season because it always got flooded after a heavy rain which made it resemble a huge pond.
I enjoyed sitting at the backyard and looking at the meadow, watching as beautiful butterflies and dragonflies went by. I'd occasionally see some squirrels chasing each other and cute bunnies hopping along. The snakes were colourful but dangerous and they had often come around. I remember clearly one Saturday around midday, everyone else was either cleaning, doing chores and or running errands. As a little child, I had nothing to do so I went out to play alone at the backyard and then I saw it. It was a bright colourful snake and it had curled around itself with its head up staring at me. I didn't know what it was so I just stood still and stared back at it. After a while I went back into the house and called my mom to come see what I had found. We were both surprised to see it by the door I had just come in from. My mom screamed and everything else was complete chaos. I just stood there scared as I watched everyone run around trying to hunt it down. That was my first time learning that snakes were dangerous. I still wonder why the snake never attacked me but instead followed me.
True it was quite dangerous with the poisonous snakes and sometimes creepy insect, but I still liked the place. Their was everything there, we had an almond tree, banana trees, guava trees and I think lemon and orange trees. Their were some people who planted close to the forest and they brought us things like corn and okra after they harvested.
After the first rain of the year, everyone would go out early before the sun came up to pick mushrooms in the grass field. At night the crickets and frogs sang while fireflies danced around. I'd stay up late with my grandma trying to count as many fireflies as I could but the numbers were probably hundreds, but I never knew because I'd get sleepy and give up plus I couldn't count that high. I loved everything about that place besides the snakes.
Sadly development came, more houses were built, the forest was cut down and wild animals which I heard lived in it were chased away. The stream which I wasn't allow to go to because I was too young, was probably drained and sand filled. The beauty of that place was destroyed, never to be seen again. Now, no one would ever believe that that place was once beautiful with so much nature but even now, I always close my eyes and remember the daisies, the dandelions, the vast green grass land, that beautiful summer there. I'll never forget that place because my first memories as a child, began there.
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Comments
Āℑḧꬴꞃἄ~
big sis, its beautiful....
the use of language was perfect I could feel your emotions.....
the way you described is absolutely wonderful. its like I can visualize it so easily and beautifully....
the place you spend ur childhood is like a dream.....u know I always dreamt of such a place with a small cottage, a small stream, big trees every where, different animals.....its like heaven on earth...😇😇
ohhh and yes I love snakes but sadly haven't seen any yet. they are like poisonous beauty....
and lastly loved it....😆😆😆😆
I want to give u a warm hug......ahhhh 😉😉
2020-09-20
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