The vibrant setting is the key framework of the poem, in which the world of the photograph becomes a microcosm for an entire childhood. The environment is rural and relaxed, suggesting late summer days that seem, through a child’s memory, to go on forever. Several concrete details are given including poison ivy, the grandfather’s chair, and the grandmother’s ice box. The ice box suggests the outing is a full day’s journey far enough from home to pack a chest full of food and cold drinks. All of this contributes to the precious feeling of living a summer’s day to its fullest.