The supplies were not tools for revenge.<\/p>\n
They were motion-activated cameras, evidence markers, heavy garden bags, and printed copies of the HOA\u2019s response confirming that my tree violated no rules.<\/p>\n
I placed cameras facing the tree, fence, and side gate. Then I collected several apples from the yard without cleaning away the shoe prints pressed into the soft soil beneath them.<\/p>\n
The following night, the \u201cwind\u201d returned.<\/p>\n
At 2:17 a.m., my neighbour climbed over the fence carrying two empty laundry baskets. He began pulling the remaining apples from the branches, then stopped when every garden light switched on at once.<\/p>\n
I stood on the porch with my phone recording.<\/p>\n
Behind me was an officer I had contacted earlier that evening after discovering fresh damage to the bark and several broken branches.<\/p>\n
My neighbour tried to claim he was removing fruit that threatened his property. The footage showed him entering my yard, damaging the tree, and dumping apples across the front lawn.<\/p>\n
An arborist later confirmed that his rough pulling had injured several limbs. He was ordered to pay for the cleanup and professional treatment needed to protect the tree.<\/p>\n
The HOA also issued him a formal warning for harassment and trespassing.<\/p>\n
He had expected me to lose my temper and do something reckless.<\/p>\n
Instead, I let him create the evidence himself.<\/p>\n
My husband\u2019s apple tree survived.<\/p>\n
And after that night, not a single mysterious gust of wind crossed the fence again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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