Gail and husband fondly refer to their backyard as “our spot of heaven” and when you visit, you will understand why.

The sound of the stream surrounds you like a comforting blanket and any outside noise of the neighborhood is muffled by it. A nap in their hammock in the cool shade with a slashing brook nearby; Heaven!

Add perennials, and mature trees, that offer shade and homes for the birds, and you have an ideal backyard.

Hiding behind this idyllic spot is the work area; Gail’s vegetable garden. Here you find rows and rows of fruits and vegetables, that provide nourishment for her extended family.

Husband Ernie loves woodworking and has built the clematis trellises, her potting shed and designed the innovative irrigation system that keeps her garden watered.

After a hard day’s work in the yard, they can rest peacefully while the murmuring stream lulls them to sleep.