There is great beauty beyond my back
fence. I love that the fields are
allowed to thrive with wild flowers, grasses, trees and greenery. The horses run wild and birds sing an irresistible
song that lures me into the thicket to search for Killdeer nests and rabbit
warrens. Each breath brings the scent of
dew on grass and sun on earth. I feel
fortunate to live in this place and so enjoy sitting on the patio, knitting
while I watch and breathe it all in.
There is great sadness beyond my front
driveway! It is such a contrast to the
fields beyond the back that I have cried what seems like a gallon of
tears. I want beauty there too but life
has intervened. Our neighbor, a single
mom with two daughters, has fallen victim to the ugliness of life
today. There are eviction notices on the
door and windows and her belongings, all of them, have been thrown on the lawn
like garbage in a landfill. Our neighbor
is gone...just gone and she never told us she was in trouble.
City Hall says that the real estate
office renting the house is, "Making plans to pack up the things and
dispose of them." That certainly
doesn't make me feel any better, especially since it rained this weekend. I asked
if we could get together a group of neighbors to pack the belongings and store
them for her. The answer was that we
would be arrested for trespassing.
I'm sorry this post isn't about happy
knitting and playing with the fur-babies and laughing with the
grandchildren. The beauty beyond my back
fence is the best I can do right now.
Half finished:
6 comments:
Your neighbor's situation makes me very sad. Who threw her belongings out of the house? the real estate people? the bank?
This post will be on my mind all day. Life is so harsh. I pray the mother and her children have found a safe place to stay.
Half finished looks amazing. Beautiful.
So sorry about the neighbor and sadness of the situation. Keep looking out the back!
!!!! I don't know which emotion dominates... anger or saddness. Prayers for you and your neighbors. How utterly tragic, on all fronts.
such sad news, but so sweet of you to want to help---i hate bureaucratic indifference! It is totally mind numbing.
any progress on the awful lawn?
No progress!! I called City hall, along with a dozen or so of our neighbors and we were told a code violation has been issued for the real estate company. I was about to call the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and see if a reporter could light a fire under them but then the neighbor next door to the house said that the woman has been coming during the night, for the last few nights, packing all she could into her car. I don't want to do anything that will make it impossible for her to take what she wants and needs. In fact, I'm thinking of setting my alarm and getting up to go see if I can help her. Bill is willing to bail me out if I get arrested. Ha ha!
In any event, the city says they will not let it go on past tomorrow. They plan to have a cleaning crew out on Friday to clear everything away. I hope she can get what she needs before then. What a sad sad thing!!
Thanks for caring.
Post a Comment