Tree rant

My poor sister and Husband have heard this rant quite a bit for months. They're both sick of it, so now you have to hear it. heh.

Our property is about an acre and a half. About half an acre is taken up with pondage and some of the opposite shore of the pond. Our house, like most houses here in MI that have swampy stuff near them, is set up on a hill that is level with the road, and then it slopes down in the back to the pond.

If I had to take a guess, I'd say that when Husband's grandmother and grandfather came into full possession of the property sixteen years ago, either all existing vegetation (including trees) was flattened by them or just before they took possession. There is only one set of trees on the property that existed before they started building. It's a stand of huge maple trees and a beechnut tree.

Their neighbor (on both sides) planted creepy pine tree barriers the entire length of both property lines. Yes, he owned both pieces of property. Long story. Anyway, the pine tree barricades are quite tall now. I actually like them because I am antisocial.

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