in my backyard

Growing up, my backyard was adjacent to an orange grove of about 10 acres.  There was a little creek with frogs and cattails and lots of places to explore.

An old, kind of creepy, broken down house was the only structure on the land. It seemed abandoned, like a remnant from the old ranch days in california.

One day, I was exploring after school and came across group of filmmakers shooting racing scenes on the property. I sat down and watched with the onlookers in the directors chairs. It was a small crew so I was not discouraged.
The cutest little girl was playing and I started talking to her and her mother as her dad came up to them from the racing car.
  I later recognized them asNatalie Wood, Robert Wagner, and little baby Natasha.

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