I have a lap cat so I get lots of cat-in-lap time 🐱

  • AstralPath@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I live next to a large open field in the middle of my city. I’d guess its about 15 acres. It’s beautifully undeveloped with a few paths through it. Lots of people use it to walk their dogs and stuff.

    Why is it empty?

    The land is contaminated. It used to be a rail yard about 50 years ago. A company in a major city hundreds of kilometers away owns it and as far as we know has no intention on scraping the top few feet off it so it can be rehabilitated.

    Sucks to know that the land is poison but nobody’s growing stuff there. Many people enjoy it, including me and my wife. The view off my back deck is about 750m of green right smack in the middle of the city. Love it.

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      3 months ago

      I’d love to go see that on google earth or something but would understand if you’d rather not divulge your location