Haggert S. Cochran's (overgrown) garden was my childhood playground and until very recently, I had no real explanation for the discoveries I made out in our backyard and ravine.

Haggert S. Cochran's (overgrown) garden was my childhood playground and until very recently, I had no real explanation for the discoveries I made out in our backyard and ravine.

A solid wood foundation was all that remained of this pergola when I grew up. To me (and my sister) it seemed more like the floor of an old settler's cabin.

A solid wood foundation was all that remained of this pergola when I grew up. To me (and my sister) it seemed more like the floor of an old settler's cabin.

This photo ca. 1932 shows a beautiful row of roses which bordered Stanley Street. Haggert Cochrane's home is at far right, on the opposite side of the street.

This photo ca. 1932 shows a beautiful row of roses which bordered Stanley Street. Haggert Cochrane's home is at far right, on the opposite side of the street.

A better view of the Cochrane house, and a view of the roses with a woman staring from the path

A better view of the Cochrane house, and a view of the roses with a woman staring from the path

The roses in bloom from outside the garden from the path along Stanley Street

The roses in bloom from outside the garden from the path along Stanley Street

This concrete lily pond, partially obscured by evergreens by the time I ever saw it, seemed to appear out of nowhere

This concrete lily pond, partially obscured by evergreens by the time I ever saw it, seemed to appear out of nowhere

Lily pond

Lily pond

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A view from below (Spohn's Flats) during winter. Note the mill run that used to run from the Kettle Creek in the foreground

A view from below (Spohn's Flats) during winter. Note the mill run that used to run from the Kettle Creek in the foreground