I always look forward to one particular Autumn moment – as you walk through a narrow gap between our street and the main road, straight ahead is a beautifully shaped maple tree which turns completely golden, just before its leaves begin to descend.
Last year, the moment never came – a gale stripped the
foliage before it had yellowed. But this year it was back in its full glory.
EXCEPT,
When I went to photograph the tree to send to my children, I
discovered something new and even taller growing there. There is now a huge and hideous 5G telecomms
mast sprouting amid the Autumn splendour.
Our neighbours have been fighting this excrescence, although
Nigel and I were a little ambivalent since we would appreciate better phone
reception.
There is probably Somebody’s Law that where Residents’
Associations are strong, phone masts are few and far between.
However, there’s a rumour that instead of supporting a
variety of different networks, this new mast will serve only one, and one none
of us uses at that. If such proves to be
the case, it will be very sad indeed as even more 5G masts will need to be
built, and we shall not be the only ones with an unwelcome addition to our
Autumn treescape.