Good fences make good neighbors

For the past year or so, our neighbor and I have been talking about putting up a new fence. The old fence had been a bit wobbly from the start ~ 15 or 20 years ago ~ and while I didn’t mind it seemingly having a life of its own, for our neighbor it had over time become a source of frustration.

After some deliberation we have decided on a ‘living fence’; and all grown hedge-like fence that will grow thicker over time.

It’s going to be beautiful!!

At least, that is what I am keeping in mind as I was taking out all the existing plants. As I dug down to remove bricks that must have been buried in the backyard for decades ~ much longer than I have been living here. I am still keeping it in mind as right now there is no fence at all, yet still a lot of work to be done to prepare the soil for the new fence to arrive…

In the meantime all this activity in the backyard is turning out to be a great adventure for our cats!
Suddenly their territory has doubled in size. Which means more space, more sun, and an actual table to sit on to keep a check on everything that is going on ~ which doesn’t seem to be much from where I am sitting, but definitely warrants spending large amounts of time out there.

So, renewing the fence is turning out to be a good thing.
For starters, yes, it is going to be beautiful. But it is also going to be ‘greener’ and airier, and yet stronger than the old fence used to be.
On a whole different level, putting forth the effort to make our backyards a better, more pleasant place to be is changing the energy in both our patios. As we are caring for it, it seems like all of nature is suddenly on our side.
This means that we are having plenty of dry weather to do the actual work; and yet, as soon as we are done for the day there is plenty of rain to moisten the soil ~ as if nature is shouting out the invitation for the plants in the new, soon to be planted fence.

Chances are that putting in this new fence not only helps us to continue to be good neighbors, it also has changed the energy for our patios for the better; and as a ~ to me at least ~ unexpected benefit, it is making our cats happier, more alert, and most definitely more adventurous.

And did I say that it is going to be beautiful?