"Jean B." wrote in message
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wrote:

About that citation for "excessive"
vegetation: The inspector didn't show
up at the hearing, so the hearing officer
declared it dismissed for lack of
prosecution. Kind of a letdown, actually.

My neighbor across the street told me she
had seen somebody photographing my furry
front yard, (http://cpacker.org/a1.jpg)
and I assume it was the inspector. Maybe
they studied their prints and realized
that it formed the right backdrop, after
all, for the fake wooden mushrooms I had
"planted" earlier this year
(http://cpacker.org/a2.jpg).


Neat mushrooms! Too bad we folks who are not into manicured
monoculture expanses of lawn can't band together....

--
Jean B.

Ah, but there is. There's a group started here in Wisconsin some 20-30
years ago dedicated to natural landscaping called The Wild Ones. In their
earlier days they fought a lot of battles over their "messy" yards. Check
them out. If there isn't a chapter in your area, you might consider
starting one: http://www.for-wild.org/chapters.html.

Suzy O