All the world's a stage....
one day before our American presidential election!
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Now, to continue where I left off last post with our neighborhood demolition here in Gorichem, Netherlands!
By the time we got back from our August/September trip to America, the steam shovel had moved in. Let the real games begin! I was like a little kid, watching it off-n-on almost every day, with camera in hand. I LOVE to see how things work. (When was the last time I said that?!)
Isn't she a beauty! I've almost memorized her from head to foot.
So much beauty but what a mess she makes!
I hardly know where to begin because there were two sides of the street being worked on.
Across the street from our back (bedroom) window was one part.
And just next to our retirement complex was this part...just a few yards from our front door.
In the bottom left image above is our complex in the background.
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The apartment buildings had sheds behind them which needed to be torn down first.
Once cleared out, the actual buildings themselves could be demolished...
...One by one...actually, two by two units every day.
The colors, the wallpaper...all coming down.
No sooner was one dumpster filled up, it was moved
and another took its place.
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It was like clock work. I knew exactly what to expect.
And I was mesmerized to keep watching it, over and over again.
This is how close it was to our building complex...as in attached!
I'm standing on one of our walkways for these images.
And that's our friend, Wim, watching and taking pictures, too.
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Did I mention the dust??!!
When they tackled the 3-story apartment building next to our parking garage,
I watched the steam-shovel operator pick it apart like toothpicks.
Wouldn't you love it if Kony 2012 could be demolished so easily?!
In the above collage I am standing in the parking garage looking back on our complex,
where Astrid and I have lived now for 3 years. The heaps of rubble are still being removed.
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Ditto. The heaps of rubble are still being removed.
Eventually, when there's money, they plan to build new apartments. In the meantime, we've heard they plan to plant grass and make it look beautiful. I can live with that!
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Another reminder about my Vision and Verb post today. We've got a presidential election coming up tomorrow, folks! All of the world is watching, trust me!
