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Cina King
Hatteberg's People
Reporter: Larry Hatteberg
May 18, 2003--On Hatteberg's People in Southern Butler County, Cina King is enjoying the essence of spring. She and her friends created a homemade park. It is on her property near her home in Latham, Kansas.
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"My mystical serenity garden is what I call it."
Cina King has plenty of friends. Neighbors, her husband, children and a host of others built her a homemade park |
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"Just a peaceful place."
Cina injured her neck in a work related accident. Her recuperation has taken time and she faces even more surgeries, but she said she just couldn't stay inside all the time. |
"If you sit all the time you get stiff. If I can at least have somewhere where I can walk and a little trail where I can sit down once in a while, that's what they've built it for. Just a little this and that and people can come enjoy it."
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| The park is as large as a small city block. It has paths, nature walks, home-made tables and chairs and more birds than you can imagine. |
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| "I had Mike, a friend of mine, he came through with a chain saw and cut down some trees and made a path. The guys, my husband, and neighbor Blair have built benches and chairs. My favorite thing is to sit and watch the birds." |
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Even her many cats have their own hand-painted place in the park. A place where Cina can recuperate, relax and enjoy nature.
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"It's quiet. You might here a few cattle trucks, but it's fun just watching the cats. I have a lot of cats playing around here. I just like the scenery. They've made it beautiful for me."
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The land used to be just thick brush and timber. Located behind her home it is now paved with hard work and sweat.
"This is where I come and sit because I have a good view of everything. I have a good view from here of each area."
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"Over here the kids came come and play. They have a little tent, a little table, a swing set, cooler, and a charcoal grill."
A simple private park in a small town, in many ways a symbol of friends helping friends.
"It's all right, just a small town out of the way. It's a good place to live." |
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