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Those last precious days of summer always make me feel nostalgic. Remember the feeling, from when you were a kid? The evenings are cooler; dusk comes on earlier; and when you run across the dew-wet lawn in bare feet, it feels almost like you’re flying!

Remember that?

The only other feeling that comes close is flying high on a swing — and those bottom-flattening playground swings just don’t have the right Huck Finn
or Tarzan feel to them. Not compared to a good old-fashioned tree swing!

“Kids don’t need a fancy jungle gym to have fun,” says Roger Cook of This Old House. “Just make them a simple seat, then hang it from a sturdy tree.”
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