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Grandma Jonas backyard

Scanning some photos from a photo album of my Aunt Jackie, I found these treasures. These pictures appear to be 1977 to 1978 based on the age of my cousin. It took me back to my own memories of this back yard growing up. This is Grandma’s home on what was 50 South, now 584 Sunnyslope Drive, Paul, Idaho.

Brook Jonas on a new backyard patio
The old red barn over the canal from Grandma’s back patio

The same shed a few years later, boarded up.

Sandy, Jack, and Paul Ross
Sidewalk to shed. That flower bed had amazing gooseberries. May have climbed that antenna pole to get on the roof a few times.
The back of the yellow shed with the old outhouse and little red tar paper shack. I do remember many years of the yellow apples.

Another photo I found with me on the back patio about 1980.

Milo Ross, Paul, and dog.

Here is the same back yard from a different angle probably 3-5 years later. Grass is now in place and the ditch side looks prepared as the flowerbeds I knew them.

Unknown, Jackie, Unknown looking toward the same back yard and ditch.

In the same area, 1992.

Paul, Milo, Sandy, and Andra Ross 9 June 1992

Another showing the same background in 1992.

Paul, Milo, Sandy, and Andra Ross in 1992

And then another photo from 1995.

24 August 1995. The old apple trees are all gone, just a red maple then. Flower beds built up along ditch along with the rail fence.

Looking at Google Maps today, it appears all the flower beds are gone, most of the fences, most of the trees. A minimalist attempt at landscaping. I spent many a Saturday morning with my Dad mowing those lawns.

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