My husband is building me a walkway in our large backyard. It is made of wood and it has handrails as well. He has surrounded it with beautiful plants on both sides. He is planning to go all around our above ground pool. My older son and my husband’s dad have helped him build it even during our hot summer months. The walkway is designed for me to use with my walker or I could use just the handrails. I just love being outside! The backyard is my oasis!

We entertain often outside so the yard been a godsend for us. When we bought the house, I really liked how wide our lot was between our houses. Of course, then we were the only home on our rural street at that time. There are many more houses built up now.   Our street has been now connected to a major throughway from the interstate highway. Traffic had since increased, but it still pretty quiet here most of the time.

I love being outside whenever the weather is nice. My walkway was too steep in some parts of it and they had to redo it to make it safer for me. Some declines of the walkway forces me to walk faster. My right leg tries to correct when I get going too fast. It acts like a brake to keep from me from falling.

I do enjoy the walkway because it declines and rises which makes me almost pant when I am finished. I also have a very peaceful view of our yard and our pool. It is an ongoing project since he’s only gotten halfway around our pool so far. My husband is planning to make me a walkway to our outdoor swing. I love going out to the swing now, but its too difficult for me. I do look forward to this addition in the future!

My husband prepared a playlist for me to listen to my favorite tunes on my iPod while I walk. This makes it even more enjoyable.