Progress
Near to where I live, about 15 years ago, it was a big joke to say "Downtown XX." Because except for Wal-mart, it was all farmland and woods.
Devlopment has come. There's now a huge mall, a big movie theater, and many many many strip malls. It now really is "Downtown XX."
There was one last farm, a holdout. It was neat to go shopping at Target and see cows grazing across the street.
No more.
I knew the farm had been sold. I read today they want to put a couple of 18 story buildings on the property.
*sigh*
From cows to concrete and glass.
I know things change, nothing ever stays the same. And I love being near "Stuff" don't get me wrong. I grew up in a place that is still pretty rural. But it's the next county over. It's changing and I anticipate, one day it will have its own "Downtown." It's just sometimes sad when they do.
Solstice Spell (hee hee)
May the muses have changes
Mechele
Devlopment has come. There's now a huge mall, a big movie theater, and many many many strip malls. It now really is "Downtown XX."
There was one last farm, a holdout. It was neat to go shopping at Target and see cows grazing across the street.
No more.
I knew the farm had been sold. I read today they want to put a couple of 18 story buildings on the property.
*sigh*
From cows to concrete and glass.
I know things change, nothing ever stays the same. And I love being near "Stuff" don't get me wrong. I grew up in a place that is still pretty rural. But it's the next county over. It's changing and I anticipate, one day it will have its own "Downtown." It's just sometimes sad when they do.
Solstice Spell (hee hee)
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May the muses have changes
Mechele
posted by Mechele Armstrong at 1:34 PM
2 Comments:
Nice going on the progress meter and yeah, sometimes it seems that any square foot of woods or farmland is fair game for the developers. Both good and bad, I guess.
Bummer on the disappearing farmland. We suffer the same here…and we’re in the American heartland.
Excellent news on SS!
Mels
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