Significance

The reason I chose my backyard for this project wasn't because I thought it'd be easy, it's because my backyard has slowly become a safe place for me. It started to become a safe place a couple weeks after we moved in, but the official day I noticed was August 26th, 2014. That was the year anniversary of my step-dad dying and honestly, because of my backyard, that day went a lot better than expected.

Even though I live in a dry desert where nature is of no importance to most people, my backyard is green and plentiful. My entire life I've always loved nature, but the most we get here in sparks is grass, trees, and plenty of dirt. One of my favorite things about nature is how plants die and come back to life over the seasons. Which makes this observation so much easier to enjoy. Since we're starting around fall I get to watch life slowly fade from all the plants in my backyard.

I'm taking pictures every other day or so and I'm taking them in specific spots everyday. That way the change over time will be obvious. This picture is going to be my favorite though, out of all the sections that I chose I think this one will look the best as time passes.

September 14th, 2014

 By doing this, I think I'm going to gain a whole new respect for nature in general. Probably appreciate my backyard even more than I already do.