It's Happening Right Next Door...

They've started and things will never be the same again.

© Joan Anderson

I've lived here for 2 years and truly enjoyed the great unobstructed view and morning sun shine pouring into my bedroom window. I've watched the sun rise, the morning mist roll in, and the birds soar in the thermals, but this will all soon be gone. The field has been used for years like parkland and was a great place to walk the dog and let the kids expend some of their excess energy. No longer. A big housing complex is underway. When complete, there will be lowrise buildings at the far end of the field and a huge 23 story building sitting nose to nose with me.

© Joan Anderson

Now I wake in the morning to the relentless noise of heavy equipment as it strips away a generous layer of soil. The site was once home to a garbage dump so the earth must be carefully removed to keep toxic dust at bay. I wonder what would keep the machines at bay?

It's gonna be a long and noisy summer... well a long and noisy couple of years, but who's counting. Bummer!