Steps from Lido beach itself, a beach scene front yard

Entire Front Yard a Beach

Dale and Kathleen Rhodes, with their and son Shelby Rhodes, 15, right, enjoy their 'Beach Front Yard.' The Lido Key residents used some 20 tons of sand to turn the entire front yard into a beach, complete with umbrella, shells, beach balls, colorful chairs and Jimmy Buffett music.

LIDO KEY - In a residential neighborhood off Lido Beach, the streets are named after presidents, but the yards run every which way.

There are grass yards and gravel yards. Mulch yards and paved yards. Brick yards and shell yards.

Then theres the sand box with a picket fence on Grant Drive.

Its more like a sand dune, with a pair of palms and a small mound supporting beach chairs and a colorful umbrella. Stepping stones lead to a seashell corner. Plastic pails and inflatable beach balls complete the scene.

People come by and go, Youve got to be kidding me, says Dale Rhodes. Every day, somebody takes a picture of this. Every day.

Rhodes laughs. People are supposed to get a kick out of his yard. That was the whole idea four years ago.

I told my wife, I can see it, I can see it in my head, he says. Shes like, You want to do what?

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Steps from Lido beach itself, a beach scene front yard