at the lake

september 15 2007

We're shocked.

We live in a part of town that is kind-of outside.

There's a bussy canal between the centre of town and our part, and it functions as a natural border.
Our part lies lower. It used to be a swamp ages ago.

To keep the area relatively safe from flooding wer have dykes ofcourse, but we also rely on an age old system: building the houses a bit higher than roads and other areas.

Our little part of town is bordered on one side by a bussy road (ugh), the lake, and a forest.

So it's very nice to have a walk.

I like to walk in the evening, watching the stars, enjoying the rest of the animals at the lake.

Now.. a nut at the council has decided all the shrubs and lots of the trees need to go.
I haven't seen any announcement than when it was too late, so there haven't been any protests.

They have made a complete mess of the whole area.
They pulled the shrubs out, some trees, made a messy mud of the grasslands, and made piles of sand at many places.
They plan to make a beach.... just at the place where I stand at night, looking over the lake.

Another stupidity is opening up the area around the children's farm.
It stincks!

It smells very bad, because there is not enough money to clean it the way a city farm should be cleaned.

The bushes and shrubs kept the smell in place without any problem.
Now it's all bare land the smell drifts anywhere with the morning mist.
Oh..the mist is really misty now. Bah!!

Those guys at their desks at the council have no understanding at all of wild life, smells and everything.

The only positive thing is that many birds have found their way to my garden.