With the extra few feet donated by the removal of the bushes, I actually had enough room to play fetch with the dogs, tossing a stick down the length of the yard for Riley while Lacie ran laps of the perimeter at three-quarter speed. Our neighbors still need to get used to the new look. But in a few days, they won't even notice the fence anymore. And in a few weeks, it will seem like it's always been here. The best part about it, of course, is that now that the fence is in, it really doesn't matter, since we can't see them anyway.
Good fences make good neighbors.
And ours is pretty good.