things change

 Last weekend I noticed that some clearing had been done near the road in the field next door to my house.  The equipment was still parked in the cleared area.

I thought that maybe they were clearing a wide path under the phone/electric lines.

But no, they were clearing the field completely! 

Dread and anxiety for me...wondering what will develop over there.

This field used to be mowed every year by the owner. For many years they had it in a type of conservation program...maybe for a tax break or something like that.

They were required to keep it mowed and undeveloped.

The owner passed away a few years ago and the field has been left to grow.

I always enjoyed the view when it was mowed, and seeing the colors of the sunrise over it each morning.

I liked the privacy though, as trees and plant growth blocked the view and much of the noise from the highway.

The clearing machine they used was pretty amazing. It easily cut through brush and small trees. It chopped and mulched everything up as it mowed.

Everything went back to the earth.

They used a backhoe to push over some of the larger trees.

Then they spread the trees out and the mower/ mulcher drove over them and shredded them completely.

They may not have been certain where the property line was because they left a wide strip of blackberry brambles and honeysuckle vines.

On the second day I saw one of the workers standing near the road waiting to load the equipment, so I walked over to see if he knew what the plan was for the property.

He wasn't sure but thought it might be for a row of houses.

Well, that's better than a prison or a sewage treatment plant!

So, change of some sort is coming. Nothing to do but wait and watch.