Be careful, you may get what you wish for. We were hoping to see the fence finished up yesterday and sure enough, it was. Jeekers! We’re surrounded by a blank wall! Our view of the orchard is gone and we’re trapped here...Help!
Ok, I know we will become used to it after awhile; after all, it was our normal view of the world just a month ago. And the return of the roses will help to soften the look of all of that bare cedar fencing. The roses were pruned last week and so they are just stumps at this stage, leaving even more of the new fence exposed.
While the fence is new, I will take the time to remove a board or two and fashion a hole for Boo the cat to escape through. Both coming and going.
Last night, here on the Planet Orland, it was time for the annual Valentine Dinner at the parish hall. It’s put on by the youth group of the two churches, the Catholic Church and the Federated church. Yes, it’s (Gasp!) ecumenical! And it seems to work quite well. The money raised this year will go towards their trip south to
What I find most refreshing about this group of teens is the fact that they don’t go to
Truth be told; the youth group wouldn’t even have to go more than a mile or so to find the kind of poverty that comes along with an agricultural economy here on the Planet Orland.
I was thinking about your reaction to the fence down and then the fence up and how foreign it seems for a while. Along the East Coast and, I think, the Midwest, people do not put up property fences at all. Every yard opens onto the neighbors yard all the way down the street. Back yards as well. In the West we covet our boundaries and feel vulnerable without a fence. I know I would feel weird if all the fencing was down for the 5 houses that abut our property. It would make a heck of a pool party, however! I always wondered what people do with their dogs when there are no fences. I guess they just wander.
ReplyDeleteYes, the first time I saw that open yard concept was in Reston, Virginia. In 1970? It was a real culture shock for us. But we liked it! Then I saw it again in Kansas and saw what one messy backyard could do to a whole neighborhood. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteWe have that situation at Lake Almnanor - no fences between the properties. As the years have gone by our neighbor to the left of us has slowly pulled everything out of his garage...Unfortunately nothing seems to be going back in. And it seems to be creeping over to our side. They are awesome neighbors so it makes it really hard! Because that is what we see when we get there - and when we leave!
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