The Dark Side of Brightness

So I came home yesterday to a much brighter back-half of my duplex. See, when I first moved in (just a few months ago) the back of my duplex butted right up against a really thick wooded area. Thick enough that I couldn't see the far edge of the woods on the other side. I have two rooms and the dining room that faces the back, so they were always very well shaded and cool. And it was gorgeous back there. Always have liked trees.

But in one day they managed to denude a huge portion of the woods back there. It was a bit of a shock. And very sad. There's a very thin patchy line of trees still on the duplex property, and beyond lies a huge mass of their slaughtered comrades for almost as far as the eye can see. :(

Not to be melodramatic or anything.

I suppose I partially knew it was coming. I knew that the City had annexed my building, as well as a few others of the complex, because they planned to develop within the near vicinity. I just hadn't realized it would be in the IMMEDIATE vicinity. And I know that's how progress and growth works. I mean, Columbia's borders have grown even within the 11 years that I've been here.

It's just hard to witness the sacrifice for progress. Not to mention the fact that the back half of my home is MUCH hotter now. I'm sure my electric bill will feel the difference, too. *sigh*

But hey... at least Mom doesn't have to fuss anymore about some fugitive mass murderer sneaking through the woods and breaking into my home.