The Hill Farm. Harry Hill in the
fields behind his house, wearing his Army canteen, mid-1950s. Looking
towards Kirby road, which is not visible just over the rise. The earth in
the foreground is freshly turned. Left center is
the
little cinderblock tool shed
with tin roof (one of our forts). Next to it is a fence that is so
overgrown with honeysuckle vines you could lay down and take nap on top of
it; it was soft and springy like a bed. On the horizon, at left, is the
Hills' house and the big tree behind it. Just right of the tree is the
combination garage - tool shed. At far right is the cinderblock cubes on
the corner of Kirby Road and Franklin Avenue, next door to the one I lived
in. On the extreme right (just under the dark conical tree) is another
overgrown fence, this one along Franklin Avenue and bursting with
blackberries. Since about 1960, this area is solid suburbs.