Recall that we were the "ha ha" -- the lowered area beyond the yard of the old-time mansion that allowed a lovely pastoral view without the need for a fence. We were providing that view for the very large house that was built behind us while we were away last year.
Then the building inspectors required a fence be built before the house could be occupied, so I no longer had fantasies of catching toddlers falling from above. The tidy open-looking fence seemed to provide a reasonable visual barrier between the houses, and even took away some of the impression that they were always going to be looking down on us, and into our house.
Well, today, the fellows from the wrought iron fence company arrived, and put up a black wrought iron fence just inside the wooden one! They thought that the wooden one might be removed subsequently, but that was not their department......stay tuned.
Meanwhile we continue to think about ways of making their view down onto our yard so unpleasant that they put in more trees. That might not be working out -- because the good weather in June and early July has allowed considerable improvements in our back yard. And, reminiscent of the MV Explorer, we eat many meals out back.
The latest improvement is a play space for the turtles. We have not made it predator proof for night, but they have a 125 gallon pond, and behave more and more like wild turtles.
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