Changes... Across the Street

Our neighborhood - with its older homes on large yards - is undergoing a shift... In many places, one house is knocked down or hauled away and two larger ones built in its place...

For those of us who've lived here for a long time, it is a bitter-sweet change. We love the spacious gardens of this old neighborhood, once commonly called "St. Clair Gardens."

There isn't much room for gardens when houses take up the whole lot.

This is what's happening across the street from us: Bill's house (as we affectionately call it, even though Bill hasn't lived there for years)... Bill's house will soon be knocked down and two larger homes built in its place.

The other day, a tree removal company came to cut down trees and bushes.

Terry and I watched with interest...

Any day now, we expect a demolition crew... That won't be as interesting to watch as this was...

I wonder - will I sit outside and watch, or go inside and shed a few tears...?!