When you live in the country your neighbors are not as close, geographically, as they would be in the city. So out here, in the boonies, we don't even know all of their names. We usually just recognize their vehicles and wave as we pass by.
The "neighborhood" is changing as the farms are being cut up into 3-5 acre tracts for housing developments. That was, until the real estate crash of 2008/9. Much of a relief to many of us who did not appreciate the farmland being "mowed over." Anyway, one of the plots nearby was developed and the house stood vacant for over a year. Besides the price being what we considered to be way too high, the market had crashed. Finally, after at least a year, someone moved in.
I guess we decided someone moved in because the "For Sale" sign was gone. But it was probably weeks, possibly even months, before we actually saw a person or vehicle by the house. Since then, we've seen people there (within the space of 2 years) probably 10 times. We almost never see a vehicle outside. Guess their garage is empty...an anomaly in this age of 3-car garages, and no room for the cars in the garages. When we do see a vehicle, it never moves from the place it's parked, for a few days. Lately there's been a different colored vehicle in the driveway. Or at least the three days it was there.
Let me say that the reason we're more "in-tune" with this house is that we go past there at least twice a day, if not more often, so the chance of "seeing the neighbors" is enhanced.
Of course this leads to fantasizing. We've decided that the FBI or CIA owns this house and it's either a safe house, or the folks living there are in the witness protection program! Makes it much more interesting from that perspective! I could see that happening, except I would think that the house would be set back more, in some woods, rather than on an exposed, virtually treeless, 3-acre lot. As long as they don't let their dogs chase my livestock, I don't care who they are, or why they're there!
So I'll just keep fantasizing...Day 159!
The "neighborhood" is changing as the farms are being cut up into 3-5 acre tracts for housing developments. That was, until the real estate crash of 2008/9. Much of a relief to many of us who did not appreciate the farmland being "mowed over." Anyway, one of the plots nearby was developed and the house stood vacant for over a year. Besides the price being what we considered to be way too high, the market had crashed. Finally, after at least a year, someone moved in.
I guess we decided someone moved in because the "For Sale" sign was gone. But it was probably weeks, possibly even months, before we actually saw a person or vehicle by the house. Since then, we've seen people there (within the space of 2 years) probably 10 times. We almost never see a vehicle outside. Guess their garage is empty...an anomaly in this age of 3-car garages, and no room for the cars in the garages. When we do see a vehicle, it never moves from the place it's parked, for a few days. Lately there's been a different colored vehicle in the driveway. Or at least the three days it was there.
Let me say that the reason we're more "in-tune" with this house is that we go past there at least twice a day, if not more often, so the chance of "seeing the neighbors" is enhanced.
Of course this leads to fantasizing. We've decided that the FBI or CIA owns this house and it's either a safe house, or the folks living there are in the witness protection program! Makes it much more interesting from that perspective! I could see that happening, except I would think that the house would be set back more, in some woods, rather than on an exposed, virtually treeless, 3-acre lot. As long as they don't let their dogs chase my livestock, I don't care who they are, or why they're there!
So I'll just keep fantasizing...Day 159!
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