Why Has The Old Ballfield Shrunk?

Why do old ballfields shrink? 

The old dugout

The other dugout and infield that seems so small now

Many a day and night was in the old dugout near homeplate

I remember we call drank from the same jug in this dugout and I ended up with mono one season

The old pitching pound I pitched from many a game

The old team together

I had an opportunity to stop by the old ballfield before the snow came along a few weeks ago and was amazed how small it now seems. I remembered playing softball there like it was yesterday. I can almost name everyone in the picture of the old team, The Red Devils. 

Can you tell which girl I am in the picture? 

Have you been to any of your old ballfields or places you played as a kid?     

Down Memory Lane In The Old Town

This view is from the old high school field I used to play in for Softball and  gym class. I could view my grandparents home from here. It looks like so many trees have grown quite tall and wide since those days. I still walk at the track which is just above this area but I hadn't driven back here in a long time to view it.

This is the view of the Middle School which was Jr. High where I got stuck for a week during the blizzard of 1978. We had to wait until the National Guard could bring us home.

One of the softball fields I used to play on for many years including with my grandfather, sister and cousins before I was old enough to play on the teams. It looked much bigger years ago.