HappyUP!!! My City Kicks Ass

The trees in front of my house - don't technically belong to me.

Nope - legally, I can't even trim them.

See that sidewalk - it belongs to the city as well. Couldn't tear it up legally without the city's permission

Of course - this means that the leaves and branches belong to them as well

While they probably should - clean them off of my yard when they fall, they would be trespassing to do so.

I just love it - that, after a storm and all through the fall season, they are Johnny on the spot when it comes to cleaning up the mess

Sure - I made the pile but look at the effort they save me of having to take it to the dump.

It's easy - to complain about how our governments work...or don't...and, to a degree...we should always keep them on their toes.

At the same time - we all need to appreciate the little things that happen in our lives everyday.

I do - and, when I do, people say, "you have too much time on your hands."

I say - well, that may be true....but how much appreciating were you doing with the time that you had today?

An attitude of gratitude - is one of the biggest keys to living a life of happiness. It's all about the little things. Add them up.....and they become....

The Big Thing.

(and all of those clippings will be ground up and resold as mulch)