Razed to the Ground

I came home from school to be greeted by a raped Back Forty (what we call the abandoned lot behind our little yard) Someone had come and weed-whacked EVERYTHING in sight, including my Cosmos, Four O'Clocks, Zinnias, Phlox, Tansy, Yarrow, Chicory, you name it. They also razed the baby wild cherry and mulberry trees growing volunteer here and there.

I wish I had pictures to show how overgrown this place was--you definitely couldn't see the four foot wall delineation...

I cried when I found one lone survivor....a beautiful yellow four o'clock.
I know I shouldn't grieve what wasn't mine, especially what grows wild on an abandoned property next to mine, but it was becoming mine by mere appreciation alone...

Can't wait for the spring to breathe some life back into the place...