Because they wanted to drag something out from the basement .Because they wanted to release the musty smell .Because they wanted to drag the dusty bag out .Because they thought it would be fun to camp out there .
Why did they pitch a tent in the back yard ?
We pitched a tent in the back yard tonight , she and I. I had to drag the dusty bag out from the basement , releasing the musty smell of a decade 's disuse . The tent was intact : no mildew stains or mouse droppings , only one small hole in the top burned trough by a spider 's egg sac . Once the tent was up , we lay on the crinkly plastic floor and looked out at the world through the domed roof .