Describe your yard growing up

The first yard I can remember very well was from our house in Suisun, CA. The yard was pretty big considering it being in CA. The front yard was split by the drive way. As you are looking at the house the yard on the right was larger and there was a narrow strip of grass on the left of the driveway. On the left there were two pine trees growing in the grass, and on the right there was one pine tree. We had a planter box underneath the living room window which always had flowers growing in it, and down the side of the walk way to get to the front door we had geraniums planted there, on the left of the walk way along the side of the garage were some trees and bushes that were planted.
The back yard was very large as well. We had a deck that was just made out of wood when we first moved in, but later on my Grandpa came and built a nicer deck for us. Then not to much later we moved, but we enjoyed it. Along the back fence and along the back of the house we had planter boxes where we planted vegies for our garden. On the right of the yard we had a big bush. I can't remember what kind it was. Then on the left side of the yard we had a miniature palm tree growing. When we first moved in I remember having a swing set in the back yard, but eventually it rusted out and we got rid of it.
On one side of the house we made a chicken coop, and had chickens for a while, until they all died.
One of my jobs was to mow the yard. That was not one of my favorite jobs, but it taught me to work.