New neighbours

You know what really amazes me?

Well, when long time neighbours sell their home, you know the one they've lived in like us, for many years? With a nice yard in which over the years they planted trees, scrubs etc.? Everything looks great, a joy to watch from where I am sitting.

Then the new owners move in and the first thing they do is cut down the established trees. Like across the street, the beautiful one with the gorgeous blossoms in springtime and then the apple tree, the one with the many apples. A few years back Anneka, Aila and I gathered them up and I taught the girls how to make applesauce.

Then the other neighbours who planted all those beautiful pine trees around the front yard. Would you believe the new owners are in the process of cutting them all down?

I am afraid to move. I love my trees so much, (and our kids are witnesses of that), I even hesitate to cut down branches though a good trim is good for the tree. It pains me to see diseases killing some shrubs and I feek totally helpless after I have done all I could.

Last year when our house was painted, I even suggested to the painters to skip the part where the vines are attached. That is when Ted stepped in, listen "schat", we are paying $3000.00 never mind the birds nests and of course the painters agreed very readily.

(The vines have grown back quite a bit, but the birds have lost their trust so far anyway.)

If and when we sell our home, I want to be able to drive by later on and say: "Oh look at that tree, I planted it when ........ or look at the Lilac's in the back, still doing great (what GOOD people!)