When Jo from Jojoebi Designs asked if anyone would like to participate in a neighborhood walk around the world; I jumped at the opportunity and signed up. There are seventeen of us taking part in this neighborhood walk from Japan to The United States. I added links to those participating at the end of this post and when they will put their posts on their blogs for you to take a look.
Since there will be four other people from the US sharing their neighborhood, I thought I would only take pictures of things that I can walk to within ten minutes of my home. Let the tour begin. 
We live in a small town and the only park within walking distance of our home is actually the playground to the local school.
A local Park
……………………………………………………………………………
In our neighborhood we only have a couple of fire hydrants and they are usually located near important structures. This one was by the school.
A fire hydrant.
……………………………………………………………………………
This would be the school Wingnut would go to if we were not homeschooling.
The local elementary School.
……………………………………………………………………………
Our neighborhood is part of the older area of our town and it is also a bit run-down.
A street view.
……………………………………………………………………………
Because of the lack of fire hydrants, we have a water reservoir where the firefighters come to fill the fire engine tanks when they need it.
The neighborhood water reservoir.
……………………………………………………………………………
Unfortunately, our towns main source of travel is still cars. We do have a bus route but because of the times it comes to the bus stops sometimes it is actually quicker to walk.
The local form of transportation.
……………………………………………………………………………
Between our town blocks we have alleys. This is where we put our garbage and recycling bins for the trucks to pick up.
The alleys in our neighborhood.
……………………………………………………………………………
This is the closest store to our house and it has been here for a really long time. I remember going shopping here when I was a little girl.
The neighborhood store.
……………………………………………………………………………
Besides using our mailboxes to mail letters there are mail drop boxes at busy places for people to mail letters. This one was at our local store shown above.
A mail drop box.
……………………………………………………………………………
Our town started as a logging town in the late 1800′s and is still known for its logging industry.
Our town.
……………………………………………………………………………
Unlike larger towns that have ornate covers ours are pretty plain.
A manhole cover.
……………………………………………………………………………
The houses in our neighborhood were built between 1900 to 1940. The house we live in was built in the 1930′s.
What a typical house looks like in our neighborhood.
……………………………………………………………………………
June 25th - jojoebi-designs - Saitama, Japan
June 26th – akatsuki ra-ra-ra – California, USA
June 27th - little red farm – Sweden
June 28th – “Je veux une ‘tite soeur-fille” – Canary islands
June 29th - Knitty Lorn – East Devon, UK
June 30th – We Don’t Need No Education – Michigan, U.S.A
July 1st – Jeollanam-do Salad – South Korea
July 2nd – Merita’s Playground – Slovenia
July 3rd – kids, craft and chaos – Scotland, UK
July 4th – Zonnah’s Addictions – Washington State, USA
July 5th – Adventures of a Rainbow Mama – Austrailia
July 6th – Se7en – South Africa
July 7th – Talia’s Travel Web Log – New York, USA
July 8th – Monkey Magic – Japan
July 9th – The Pukeko Patch – Wellington, New Zealand
July 10th – Cami Daily – Berlin, Germany
July 11th – Crazy Cambridge mum – Cambridge, UK
July 12th – Schaeresteipapier – Switzerland