Castle Shuster is now Complete!

Some roadwork began on my street a few days ago and the road, or more specifically, some curbs and part of some driveways has been dug up. Of course, my house was one of the lucky ones. About a foot of my driveway and my adjoining neighbours driveways have been ripped up leaving a big trench stretching across the front of my house.

This has been a nightmare as my driveway is unusable, along with several other driveways on my street and the surrounding streets, so trying to find parking is a challenge to say the least. Not to mention trying to drive down the street, avoiding not only cars on the side of the road but pylons and in some areas even trenches. I guess this is a small price to pay when owning a house. At least the City is doing something with my tax dollars.

Anyhow, this morning the skies opened up and unleashed a flurry of rain amid cracks and flashes of lightening and booming thunder. Since I am inside and have no place to go, it was a nice sight. I don’t mind a little storm every now and then and God knows the unpaved desert like ground in front and behind my house desperately needs some moisture (although I am not going to ask for any because then we will get more than can be handled and my basement might turn into a swimming pool).


As the rain subsided, at least for a brief period, I looked out the window to see if the rain had merely slowed or if it had stopped altogether. As I watched the river flow down my driveway, I noticed the trenches had gathered the rain nicely and instead of an ugly eye sore, the absence of ground became a protecting moat. Sure, it is only about two feet across but that is enough protection in times without horses, including the fabled Trojan horse. My little residence has transformed into a stunning, well-fortified castle in the matter of a couple days. Now if I could just get some crocodiles or alligators I would really have no worries. I hope the City is not going to charge me for the added security they have unknowingly provided.