We were a creative bunch. We were blessed with excess energy and low on spending money for toys.
We were creative.
My older brothes, Rayford and Jarvis ( aka Humpy ) built things for making our fun more fun.
Our land had several natural ponds, one being, "the pond".
Daddy had given instuctions on building a billy.
What is a billy you ask.
A " billy" is a contraption that looks like a ladder and will float on water.
We needed a billy.
We would enjoy floats into "the pond" while riding the billy.
My older brothers did the hard work on constructing the billy.
Daddy had helped them cut down two cy...