Well, we're taking some time off from our camping trip to Lake Wallachookugah in colonial West Virginia. From our cabin is the breathtaking view above. How nice. Like the land that time forgot.
ANOTHER VIEW
Except: We are not on a camping trip to Lake Wallachookugah in colonial West Virginia. We are looking out our back deck over here on South Shore Drive in Boardman, Ohio. Funny thing about South Shore Drive : It was so-named because it used to be on the south shore of a lake, back in the day. Our backyard drops off into a beautiful park-like grassy plain. Down the block there's a dam because every now and then...
OUR NEIGHBORS TO OUR RIGHT
...a very hard rain is gonna fall. Several inches within an hour. Real wrath of God-type stuff. Dogs and cats living together. Groundhogs with snorkels.
Now our neighbors on both sides of us got it the worst: They have also reclaimed the most land back from the minor creek bed and protected wetlands that separate us from the neighborhood behind us which is about 400 feet away. The groundhogs, I hope, have drowned before seeking higher ground. My Bill Murray-like battle with them will be detailed in a later post.
OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE LEFT
Don't worry about us, though: We are safe. The basement is absolutely dry! The fine folks who re-sealed our basement after we bought the Brady Bunch house did an outstanding job.
Tomorrow: Fishing!
More later,
Mark
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