Gerald Brocklesby of Blackburn (near Melbourne), Australia, jumps over the sprinkler in his family’s backyard, January 17, 1953, via Museum Victoria.
The photo was contributed by Mr Mark Brocklesby as part of the museum’s Melbourne’s Biggest Family Album project in 2006.
Fair seed-time had my soul. . .
— William Wordsworth, from “The Prelude“
enclos*ure 
Fun — and a happy memory — no matter the country!
The “Family Album” of Melbourne at the Museum Victoria has wonderful backyard photos from the the late 19th c. ’til the seventies.
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