Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 16, 2022

There is a reason all the residents work on Wall Street.

Walter and Wilma believe that if good fences make good neighbors, then good walls must make great ones.

You can’t even walk down the sidewalk over there. They’ve built a $^%#@ wall across the walk. Now I have to go 3 blocks outta my way tp get to the grocery. Grumble grumble….

Multiple lines of defense from those “outside Ballard.”

I bet that neighborhood is called “Wall Street”

I see a great yard here for kids to play “War” in.

Wall-y lives up tp his name. He was inspired by a misread of Thoreau’s book – “Walled In”.

“Oh give me land lots of land under starry skies above

Don’t fence me in

Let me ride through the wide open country that I love

Don’t fence me in"

I tried to come up with a witty comment, but alas, I have hit a wall.

He was inspired by the song, “don’t fence me in” and did the opposite……

This is just a display of different wall segments, each with its own unique allure and construction. The one that is deemed most attractive in the Ballard Street poll will become the full wall.

♪♫ "We don’t need no medication.

We don’t need no thought control.

No freely walking past our front door.

HOA, leave them builds alone.

Hey, HOA, leave them builds alone!

All in all, it’s just another stone in our wall.

All in all, you’re just another stone in our wall!" ♪♫

When life gives you a yard full of rocks … make walls.

Notice how his stare is a little wall-eyed?

Their name is Wall…and so is their yard!

Somewhere in Arizona…

Notice how they improve in skill and sophistication from the back fence to the sidewalk.

Ahhhh! Variety is the spice of life.

Me, i prefer a hedge.

Well ~~~~~~~~~I am quite surprised!!!

Testing ground.. every week they import some illegal aliens from Mexico and see how effective the walls are. With Mexico paying it has been a real financial boon to the Ballard St community.

Cutting the grass here would be such a joy

You know how they have miniature golf courses? Well, this is a miniature paintball arena.