one more stone fence drives away......

ok, so on my way home from work, i saw from a distance a woman walking slowly along the shoulder of the road......and thought it strange given the location.....no houses close-by....and then the reality unfolded........on the shoulder across the road was parked a little suburu wagon/hatchback...with the hatch up.......and she was carrying a few flat rocks to place carefully with the others already layered on a red-print quilt.......she was systematically......hauling away a stone fence built by slaves 200-260 years ago.......probably without permission.....from a piece of property that i could not even guess the ownership despite the fact that i have traveled this 4-mile stretch most days for 22 years.......for starts......she is taking a huge risk....as it is snake season....and snakes like to hole-up in cool stone fences..........second......if the owner did happen along, she could be prosecuted for theft........and third.....the shoulder is narrow...and she was at the top of a hill with little leeway for any car trying to avoid her as she crossed the road.......gentle readers.....when i had stone walks....many of those stones came from creek beds.....from construction sites.....but never from an existing stone fence.......even in poor repair they are our heritage...........i regret that i did not stop the car and berate her for her ignorance.............of course.....given the number of layers of rock she already had in her car.......she may just damage her suspension....which should cost her big time............what goes around comes around........