Brenda Thought She Had Cut Down Flowers—She Had Actually Documented Her Own Trespassing
What I carried across the road was a wooden crate containing every stem Brenda had cut from my garden. I had spent Wednesday sorting them, labeling each variety, and taking photographs beside the security footage from my kitchen camera. On top of the crate I placed one envelope: a written notice telling her she no longer had permission to enter my property for any reason. Then I went home. By eight that morning, she had discovered the second part. I had already filed a police report for trespassing and property damage and contacted a local nursery to document what could be saved and what would need replacing.
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