They say the grass is always greener....
you may think your backyard is pathetic compared to mine (the picture with the snow; but no snow right now), but some might consider mine pathetic compared to my niece's backyard (the one with the humungous underground pool). That's right, not a wealthy grandma's house, not a rich aunt or some other older realative, but my much younger NIECE! Wowee! She was nice enough to have all of her aunts over one evening last summer to enjoy the pool.........it was awesome!
BTW - your backyard does have something mine is lacking.........a nice privacy fence
But that will come..........in good time.