Picture this : a cold beer sweating into your palm , the smell of Burger sizzling on your grill , and sunshine on your expression . You ’re surrounded by multitude whose troupe you actually enjoy . Even your mom is there , and she brought white potato salad .
Because it’s the best place for a nap outside
When you fall deceased at the beach , someone kick back sand in your side . In your backyard , you could set up your knoll in the ideal gay or shady spot , and no one is move to bother you .
Because you like everyone at the bar
No more hobnob with aggro swell in an overpriced , overcrowded drinking hole ! You ’ve got cheerfulness , locoweed , and a cooler full of beer to share with your best pals . Bonus : you’re able to order pizza pie without trying to hide it from the mixologist .
Because you’re a regular
No matter your position at your local bar , in your backyard everybody have intercourse your name . Except that friend - of - a - friend - of - a - friend who demand you whose political party this was .
Because you’ve put some sweat into it
If you ’re lucky enough to have a backyard , then you ’ve plausibly spent several summer weekends swinging a power hammer , pull skunk , or crowd a lawn mower under a blistering hot sun . Sure , the upkeep can be tiring , but that ’s one of the reasons why that bite of a burger at the first barbecue of the season is so hearty .
Because you can be a glutton
Because if you go out to consume and waste three bratwursts and a hamburger , you ’re snuff it to get some unknown expression from the waitstaff ( not to mention a jolly pricey check ) . In your backyard , consuming so much barbecued meat that you pass out in a lawn chair is perfectly acceptable .
Because you can’t take Mom’s potato salad to the bar
No one makes it quite like Mom , and barbecue just is n’t the same without it .
Because you won’t be charged $5 for water
If you head to an outside concert , or a food motortruck festival , or an entertainment parking lot , you ’re normally going to have to shell out some pelf so you do n’t dehydrate , which is just sort of vicious and strange .
Because clothing is optional
The backyard is just an elongation of your aliveness room , so if you require to go skinny dipping , or sunbathe naked , no one is going to call the bull . Just check that you ’ve got a fence – and sunscreen !
Because there’s no traffic
Have you ever tried to drive to the Jersey Shore on a Saturday dawn ? The Garden State Parkway is at a standstill , full of minivans load down with beach toys and Honda Civics with underbody lights . No thanks , I ’d rather just take 10 stone’s throw to the backyard .
Because there’s no sand in your beer
drink on the beach is great , but there are few things worse than the feeling of sand in your sass .
Because your dog doesn’t need to be on a leash
There are few thing more depressing than the look on Fido ’s face when you get to the park and ca n’t let him run free . In the backyard , he can play fetch totally unencumbered , like a dog should be .
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One slap-up thing about grill in your own domain : you ’re the keeper of the tank . Only true ally get to partake your Miller Lite .
Because no one will judge your choice of beverage
Beer ’s the backyard go - to , but the backyard does also present the chance to worst up a mojito or a fixed pina colada without fix side eye from bar supporter , and front eye from a put - out bartender . In your backyard , tropic cocktails are absolutely satisfactory , little umbrella and all .
Because grilling indoors is inferior, and potentially dangerous
If you ’ve ever tried any of those half - bake indoor grilling apparatus , then you know that nothing outsmart the tasting of meat that ’s been grilled in a backyard . Plus , assay to cook anything over an open flame indoors and you might just sunburn the home down .
Because you can bathe with a hose
Is there anything more refreshful on a hot , humid day then using your garden hosiery for a parky out-of-door exhibitor ? We think not .
Because you can grow food there
If there is ever a dearth , you will not go hungry – for there is fertile grease in your backyard and seeds at the ironware fund .
Because it doesn’t have to be manicured
Your front yard needs to be mop on a semiweekly basis , the peak beds there involve weeding , and the lawn need to maintain a particular subtlety of leafy vegetable for the neighbors not to accuse you of glower property value . The backyard , though , that ’s where you may keep all those extra car component part and let the lawn go au naturel , and no one can say a affair .
Because water balloons wreak havoc indoors
A water system balloon fight indoors is a disastrous spot , one that might terminate with a call to a mould remedy specialist , or a sopping cockeyed couch . In the backyard , though , you could recreate the Battle of Helm ’s Deep during your water balloon engagement , which is totally sick .
Photography by Nathan Perkel
Photography by Nathan Perkel
Photography by Nathan Perkel
Photography by Nathan Perkel
