Sometimes i stand out by the street and look at whats going on in my neighborhood.
One neighboor is breaking ground to put a inground swimming pool in. Another neighboors driveway is full of newer shiney cars, someone almost always washing /cleaning one of them..
Their is my neighboor to my east who lives to mow, water and fertilize his lawn, over and over.Everyones yard looks so perfect,neat and trimmed.Are they living the American dream...? I go back to my yard, close the gate and look.
No manicured lawn, whats left of what grass i have left is weedy stuff i didn't even plant.I see three chicken coops, to my left is a 36 plant enclosed blueberry patch, next to that is a large 20yr old asparagus bed.On the western side of my 1 1/2 acres is a newer 2 yr ols asparagus bed of 200 plants.Scattered around the property are red heritage raspberries and multiple large wood piles of oak logs.I looking around wondering where i'm going to put the meat rabbit hutches i want next.
Way out back i just finished planting 2750 heads of garlic. German White,GermanRed, Music,Berkshire Hot and Romanian Red...I sell what i don't replant at a local chicken farm i work at part time..
One neighbor calls me a recluse, because i spend alot of time in my yard/gardens and am often alone.
Am i the odd one out..? Do my neighbors think everything is going to be rosey and fine once this terrible recession passes...? They think i'm weird/odd because i don't embrace the same values.I like my beat up old pick-up truck, i don't need or want a new one.
Are these folks so blind that they can't see the writing on the wall.Are they in total denial...?
What are they thinking...? A new swimming pool, more debt...i don't get it,how can they be so blind...?
One neighboor is breaking ground to put a inground swimming pool in. Another neighboors driveway is full of newer shiney cars, someone almost always washing /cleaning one of them..
Their is my neighboor to my east who lives to mow, water and fertilize his lawn, over and over.Everyones yard looks so perfect,neat and trimmed.Are they living the American dream...? I go back to my yard, close the gate and look.
No manicured lawn, whats left of what grass i have left is weedy stuff i didn't even plant.I see three chicken coops, to my left is a 36 plant enclosed blueberry patch, next to that is a large 20yr old asparagus bed.On the western side of my 1 1/2 acres is a newer 2 yr ols asparagus bed of 200 plants.Scattered around the property are red heritage raspberries and multiple large wood piles of oak logs.I looking around wondering where i'm going to put the meat rabbit hutches i want next.
Way out back i just finished planting 2750 heads of garlic. German White,GermanRed, Music,Berkshire Hot and Romanian Red...I sell what i don't replant at a local chicken farm i work at part time..
One neighbor calls me a recluse, because i spend alot of time in my yard/gardens and am often alone.
Am i the odd one out..? Do my neighbors think everything is going to be rosey and fine once this terrible recession passes...? They think i'm weird/odd because i don't embrace the same values.I like my beat up old pick-up truck, i don't need or want a new one.
Are these folks so blind that they can't see the writing on the wall.Are they in total denial...?
What are they thinking...? A new swimming pool, more debt...i don't get it,how can they be so blind...?
