A solitary clothesline strung between two maples became a volleyball net during summer Sundays when relatives visited. Competition, which often included softball played on a makeshift pasture diamond, was often intense because bragging rights were involved. Parents worried their children might be injured by more dangerous activities. ADVERTISEMENTThe creek, which slowed to a crawl with the approach of the dog days of summer, was well stocked with chubs, crayfish and frogs. The summer Sundays of my youth ended much too soon.