Developed Land
Personal memory by Tekisha Sherry
1996 • Apex, NC, USA
When I was younger, I distinctly remember looking out over my backyard and seeing it filled with deer. As I've gotten older, the land around our small neighborhood was developed and continues to expand today. Now, it's a little more rare to see deer around the neighborhood and if I do, it's never in the quantity that is used to be.
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