I went for a walk this afternoon, to survey the state of the driveway, and also because it was a gorgeous day for a walk.
The main areas of damage are definitely the result of SBC laying cable down the center of the drive. They moved it a year or two ago, but the old cable is now completely exposed in several places, because the earth has washed away where the trench was cut. What a spectacularly stupid thing to do. There is no way to repair the damage, short of digging out the entire driveway and starting over from scratch, because the earth in that trench will always be softer than the earth around it. It’s the path of least resistance for flowing water, which means it gets washed out during heavy rain.
A rut that is a lake
Yes, those are goddamn CINDER BLOCKS IN ALL CAPS.
I also took some prettier photos.
A dead tree along the fence behind my house. I decreased the saturation, then increased the reds and yellows. I also fiddled with the contrast and darkness.
Beheaded trees along gas easement
Tree along fence behind my house
Machined piece of stone found in driveway.
My neighbor’s house, at the top of the hill. I took these photos from ground level at the bottom of her driveway. The photos turned out kind of creepy, I think.
red paper boat 