As I looked over the damage to my house and yard from the recent hurricane, I was reminded of a Japanese haiku written by a man who had lost the roof to his house. In the haiku he finds that with the roof gone he has a much better view of the moon. I guess I need to look at the damage to my fence the same way. Now that my fence is damaged I have a much better view, a much better view of my neighbor's house, more specifically my neighbor's master bedroom window.
It's a funny thing about fences, while they typically aren't built tall enough, or strong enough to keep people out, once a fence is built a boundary is defined and people generally respect that boundary. Certainly most people could climb a 6' fence, but they typically don't, they simply go around it. For the owner of the fence, the fact that people don't encroach through the fence enables them to feel a sense of security and privacy once they have a fence.
Strangely, it seems some people who've grown accustomed to the privacy and security may not immediately realize all the repercussions when their fence is blown down in a hurricane. Well, at least my neighbors don't seem to have absorbed it completely. I realized this as I watched Bill, my neighbor, walk into his bedroom taking a last sip of coffee, step into the bathroom to place the cup on the counter and return to kiss his wife goodbye for the day.
I don't want to imply that my neighbor's are completely stupid, you see, all of the fence did not go down in the storm, just a small part, where a tree broke out a section of boards in the corner. It just happens to be a convenient corner to set up a lawn chair next to my bush and lean forward a bit to watch. Anyway, after the kiss goodbye, Bill headed to his car and his wife, Candice, disappeared into the bathroom to take a shower.
Today Candice's departure reminded me that I needed my binoculars, so I quickly scrambled back to my garage, grabbed the binoculars and moved back to my lawn chair. Sure enough, after a few minutes wait I found myself adjusting the focus as she finished drying off her shoulders and then wrapped the towel around her head. It's so sexy how the women do that.
The first few days after the hurricane, when Candice didn't have power, I really enjoyed how she shivered and hopped about as she stepped out of the shower. And her nipples, damn I've never seen nipples stand up so hard. Of course back then she'd dive into her bed and I'd only get to watch her body move beneath the blankets. I knew what she was doing, and it was a turn on, but now, after a hot shower, I enjoy her more languid movements as she dries and prepares herself for pleasure.
This morning, like most mornings, Candice took a moment in front of her dresser, staring down into an open drawer. As she tried to decide exactly what toy she would use, I took a moment to gaze at her magnificent, magnified body. I began at her head, the towel wrapped around her hair let just a few strands of blondish red hair trickle down her neck before running up and pulling her forehead tight.