Yes I think we knew neighbors a lot better than we do now. I tell you what I miss. Before the advent of social media I had no idea what my neighbors' politics were, nor did I care. I'd like to have those good old days back.
ha! i totally get that! i was researching a book idea and found a reddit thread where everyone said their biggest reason for not attending family reunions anymore was because of their relatives' political posts on facebook!
I have a trailcam out in the backyard and in addition to photos of me mowing the yard, and the dog pooping, I've got photos of lots of squirrels, birds, cats and rabbits, and a few of raccoons messing up the bird feeders. (Squirrels get blamed for everything.) An observant neighbor tells me that the raccoons make their way through the neighborhood through the storm drainage system.
I don't rake any longer. I mow the leaves and let the wind take care of the rest.
I see people walking through the neighborhood regularly. I always feel impelled to ask them what their story is. Not because I think they are intruding. I just want to know what they are about.
Keep on walking!!
Oh, and I will have to listen sometime later. I sit here next to my wife who is watching the crown so I don't do audio when I'm on my laptop.
Thanks Alan! I love how you’re curious about people in your neighborhood. I wonder if in “the old days” people knew their neighbors better than we do now?
And good to hear you don’t rake. Leaves provide food and shelter for birds and other beneficial critters. Although if you know of a way to get moles and gophers to leave that is more polite than poison, I’m all ears. Lol.
Crystal clear audio, Andrea! Great job, and what a soooothing vocal presence. :D
David Sedaris apparently roams the streets of his English neighborhood picking up trash and is known locally as much for his lonely figure with trash bag as for his writing - you made me think of him. I've always thought it was odd, having to drive to take a walk.......
Yes I think we knew neighbors a lot better than we do now. I tell you what I miss. Before the advent of social media I had no idea what my neighbors' politics were, nor did I care. I'd like to have those good old days back.
ha! i totally get that! i was researching a book idea and found a reddit thread where everyone said their biggest reason for not attending family reunions anymore was because of their relatives' political posts on facebook!
I love this post.
I have a trailcam out in the backyard and in addition to photos of me mowing the yard, and the dog pooping, I've got photos of lots of squirrels, birds, cats and rabbits, and a few of raccoons messing up the bird feeders. (Squirrels get blamed for everything.) An observant neighbor tells me that the raccoons make their way through the neighborhood through the storm drainage system.
I don't rake any longer. I mow the leaves and let the wind take care of the rest.
I see people walking through the neighborhood regularly. I always feel impelled to ask them what their story is. Not because I think they are intruding. I just want to know what they are about.
Keep on walking!!
Oh, and I will have to listen sometime later. I sit here next to my wife who is watching the crown so I don't do audio when I'm on my laptop.
Thanks Alan! I love how you’re curious about people in your neighborhood. I wonder if in “the old days” people knew their neighbors better than we do now?
And good to hear you don’t rake. Leaves provide food and shelter for birds and other beneficial critters. Although if you know of a way to get moles and gophers to leave that is more polite than poison, I’m all ears. Lol.
Crystal clear audio, Andrea! Great job, and what a soooothing vocal presence. :D
David Sedaris apparently roams the streets of his English neighborhood picking up trash and is known locally as much for his lonely figure with trash bag as for his writing - you made me think of him. I've always thought it was odd, having to drive to take a walk.......
I would be okay with being compared to David Sedaris... in some ways, anyway!
Thanks for the feeback!