I guess it was inevitable
One thing I've really liked about where we live is that the lot across the street from us -- a rather small, trapezoidally-shaped bit of land -- was undeveloped. It was one of the very few lots in the entire neighborhood that hadn't been built on, and it gave us the illusion of a bit of privacy -- some woods to look at rather than a neighbor's yard or driveway.
Well, all that ended this morning. The lot recently sold, and the new owner has wasted no time in preparing the lot for development. There are construction vehicles parked across the street this morning, including a big Cat wheel dozer with an attachment on its front that grabs the trees and cuts right through them in a matter of moments. The sound of the saw on the front of it woke Bob up this morning -- he was sleeping in because it's vacation week.
It'll be interesting to see what kind of house gets built. My mother bets it'll be on the smaller size because of the shape of the lot.
The dog who lives next door -- a sweet, very protective (and occasionally fierce) German Shepherd named CJ -- wandered out this morning to see what all the ruckus was about. He looked quite disappointed. I've seen him roam and frolick over in those woods, and he has a sad look like someone's just taken something away from him.
On the flip side, some of the neighborhood teenagers and tweens use that lot as an p;ace to congregate in the summertime, and they've occasionally lit little fires. You can find broken beer bottles and other trash over there too. So at least that's a thing of the past now.