The Path We take

The fence behind our oak, belongs to our neighbor of 6 years. The same neighbor that cut the tree and part of our oak. 

 For all 34 years that we have lived here that grass has been cut by the owners of that house. 

UNTIL last month, Beau and I went for our morning walk through that grass, and I nearly tripped over a Verizon cable that was above ground running the Verizon box I the ground by the bottom of the sign.

It was not there the day before. After a week of stepping over it, I tried to call Verizon, could not find a number, but did find a note that said if you see a cable down, report it to the city of Bradenton.

I sent an email into never-never land, I say this because no one ever answered it, but 3 days later, the cable mysteriously disappeared. The cable ran from under the fence and into the box.

Bob's guess is stealing free cable. Any Hoo, I think when the city read the part about the cable being a hazard on their city easement, and it being their responsibility if anyone falls, due to the cable, they sent someone to remove it. 

Notice the high grass at the edge of the street and the path through it.

That is MY work.... 

Tired of trying to walk Beau through those 8 inches of grass, while bob was edging our yard, I CRANKED THE LAWN MOWER, ALL BY MYSELF AND MOWED A FOUR-FOOT-WIDE PATH.

I walked 4 times to make the path and I was/am so proud that I could

 A. start it on the 3rd pull. 

 B. push it back and forth four times.

Its been 3 weeks, I might have to do it again. Now the neighbor mows just his front yard, not the side. Or hires it done.

We all own the land to the street but have a city easement of 10 feet that allows them to use it when they want to, but the city doesn't cut the grass.

On a sad note, a few days ago, I found one of our precious Screech Owls dead in the tall grass. No marks on it, no idea what happened, but it broke my heart.