Describing a Place I Know - 887 Words

Since I am suppose to write about a place I know, I have decided to write about my aunt Hollys farm. I will explain why I go there, what I like to do there, and why I feel most connected to her farm. I will describe different areas on her twenty-two acre farm as well as her house. I will also explain the importance of the farm, well why it is important to me. Aunt Hollys farm is the place that we almost always go to for holidays. Or just as a place we go to to get away and spend time with family. For me its like another home. Growing up aunt Holly and her husband uncle Tim were like second parents. My aunt Holly is my moms older sister. So I spent quit a bit of my summers there along with weekends. Sometimes I even lived with them, sometimes with my mom and brothers other times when my mom could not handle me. Her farm is special to me because growing up it was a safe place. It was the place I could go to too discover new things. Many times my cousin Amanda and I would go down to the creek and play with the tadpoles. We got in trouble for bringing them in the house, my aunt didnt want anything from the creek in the house. My uncle said that we were just being kids. One time he bet me and Amanda five dollars each that we wouldnt kiss a frog. So we went down to the creek and caught two frogs. When we got back up to the house my aunt was out side holding a camera. Amanda was to scared to go first so I did. 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