Some real action

It was a windy day today and the earthmovers were stirring up the dust on my block, as well as getting started on the empty block across the road. For once I was happy not to be the first in the street to be finished.

It was exciting to watch some real action under way, as the trenches were dug for the stormwater pipes and internal plumbing.

But it also felt slightly strange knowing that this virgin block of dirt would never be the same again. Not so long ago this was grazing land, and the cattle and kangaroos roamed free. Now, already, we are in the midst of suburbia, and the fate of Lot 182 is sown.