Why Are You Still Mad at That Tree?

I don’t automatically look down on city dwellers who buy a house in the suburbs and try to pass themselves off as farmers; I’m sure there are some very nice people who have made this choice.

A part of me is puzzled by people who relocate to the country in the hopes of relieving emotional stress through physical activity, only to spend their time aimlessly hacking away at trees. There’s no way the countryside would benefit from that.

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