Apparently the edge of our property is a major drainage ditch for the town, and with the hurricane on the way they decided to come and clean it out... I came home from work yesterday to find a giant empty patch of dirt where our bushes, honey locusts, black walnut, blackberry, nightshade, and mullein had been. Just the tire tracks from heavy machinery and strangers' footprints were left, with the odd stray wood chip. All the way around the side and into the swamp! They hacked down a big section of the grapes, and the goldenrod was trampled. It's horrible. And so stupid. The dirt's just going to wash out, it's on the side of a hill. And the road will go right after.
I'm not in a good place right now.
It's not the season for it, but I'm going to see if I can find some wildflower seed mixes to throw out there. Maybe I can use the cleared area to build something, maybe a chicken coop or a greenhouse or bee hives or a fish pond. Silver lining, right?
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