Here is a pic of my backyard from this past summer.
Notice all the work to be done in the upper left corner of the picture. That my friends is a huge pile of firewood that still even now needs to be cut, split, and stacked. Anyone want to come over and do that for me.
Inside the fence though is a pool and chimnea. In there we do have some family gatherings just sitting around the fire to relax after a nice swim. The view is not great but it is my little piece of the Earth.