Fences are designed to keep what is in in and what is out out!
I lived on an "odd shaped block" growing up. The old homestead sat right in the middle of the block and 10 homes where build around it. The family of 12 that had lived there were notorious for making bad choices again and again and again . . . to the point, their backyard was completely fenced in. My dad was first, the fence along our back lot line was erected. The 10 children, found "the hole". A second neighbor did as my dad did, while the 10 still found "a hole". This pattern continued with the other neighbors until the 10 no longer (without jumping over a fence) direct access to any of our yards.
One day, Virginia, the mother of the 10, was out in the yard hanging laundry on her lines. What song did we hear her loudly sing (she loved to sing) . . . . "Don't Fence Me In".
Just makes me think : Be careful what you tuck through the hole of a fence. Is it the kind of "gift" that makes one want to build up more fences/a higher more private fence . . . OR just get rid of that fence all together!
On Dec 12, 2013 lfm wrote :
Fences are designed to keep what is in in and what is out out!
I lived on an "odd shaped block" growing up. The old homestead sat right in the middle of the block and 10 homes where build around it. The family of 12 that had lived there were notorious for making bad choices again and again and again . . . to the point, their backyard was completely fenced in. My dad was first, the fence along our back lot line was erected. The 10 children, found "the hole". A second neighbor did as my dad did, while the 10 still found "a hole". This pattern continued with the other neighbors until the 10 no longer (without jumping over a fence) direct access to any of our yards.
One day, Virginia, the mother of the 10, was out in the yard hanging laundry on her lines. What song did we hear her loudly sing (she loved to sing) . . . . "Don't Fence Me In".
Just makes me think : Be careful what you tuck through the hole of a fence. Is it the kind of "gift" that makes one want to build up more fences/a higher more private fence . . . OR just get rid of that fence all together!