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The September Mysterious Photograph contest was won by Cindy G. Brewer of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Honorable mentions go to Patrick Ziegler of Phoenix, Arizona; Kent Ostby of Marietta, Georgia; Jo Ann Moore of Ojai, California; M. Donovan Arnold of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Rowland Harris of Greenville, North Carolina; Marie A. Heath of Westminster, Massachusetts; J. Leonard Martinez of Monterey Park, California; Michael Helm of El Paso, Texas; Tim Lee of Rockledge, Florida; and Noreen M. Cedeño of Round Rock, Texas.
A BETTER FENCE
CINDY G. BREWER
Grandad owned some prime hunting land near town. The wooded area was home to countless white-tailed deer, rabbits, and wild turkeys, and he and his buddies would have hunting parties during many fall weekends. Based on what they brought back home at the end of those weekends—more empty Budweiser cans than prey—the weekends were more “party” than “hunting.”
As Granddad and his friends got older, the hunting parties tapered off and were eventually replaced by stay-at-home poker parties, complete with refrigerators stocked with Bud Light (they had to watch the calories as they aged). The property went unused. But despite offers to buy the land, Granddad refused to sell, perhaps keeping it as a reminder of his youth.
The property, with its many hills and sandy trails, became the playground of local boys who were soon riding their bicycles all over the place and, as Granddad complained, “scarin’ off all the critters.” The property was posted with NO TRESPASSING signs, and wire fence was placed around the perimeter. But the boys still came with their bikes, cutting through the fencing and boldly making dirt racecourses on the property.
One day Granddad hired a man to take down the fences and signs. I thought he was giving up the fight; instead, near the entrance to the land, he had parked a large trailer full of junked bicycles. A sign on the trailer read:
“Dirt bike trails on property. See if your luck’s better than these guys.”
Bye bye, tresspassers.
Copyright © 2010 Cindy G. Brewer
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