Gatan okkar \u00ed Halfweg, mitt \u00e1 milli Amsterdam og Haarlem \u00ed Hollandi er t\u00fdp\u00edskt skipulagsslys. \u00d6\u00f0ru megin eru fallegu h\u00fasin, bygg\u00f0 fyrir str\u00ed\u00f0. Okkar h\u00fas var byggt 1939 og hin um svipa\u00f0 leyti. Hinumegin eru skr\u00edpi bygg\u00f0 kringum 1985. \u00deau eru ekki lj\u00f3t, \u00feannig laga\u00f0, en \u00feau passa ekki vi\u00f0 g\u00f6mlu h\u00fasin.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0, gatan er stutt og tilt\u00f6lulega r\u00f3leg. H\u00e9r er l\u00edtil umfer\u00f0, ef flugv\u00e9larnar eru undanskildar. Eitt \u00fea\u00f0 fallegasta vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tumyndina eru tr\u00e9n sem bl\u00f3mstra \u00e1 hverju vori. \u00a0En bl\u00f3min eru ekki \u00f3umdeild.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum datt br\u00e9f inn um l\u00faguna. B\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnin haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 gera \u00fattekt \u00e1 trj\u00e1num og komi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru s\u00fdkt og \u00feyrftu a\u00f0 fara. B\u00fai\u00f0 var a\u00f0 plana d\u00e6mi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 upphafi til enda. Einhva\u00f0 fyrirt\u00e6ki haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 til a\u00f0 planta n\u00fdjum trj\u00e1m.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 k\u00f6nnu\u00f0umst ekkert vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tr\u00e9n v\u00e6ru veikluleg og f\u00f3rum fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 sk\u00fdrsluna. \u00de\u00e1 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 sama fyrirt\u00e6ki og \u00e1tti a\u00f0 planta n\u00fdju trj\u00e1num haf\u00f0i gert \u00fattektina. \u00deetta fyrirt\u00e6ki var tengt einhverjum \u00e1 b\u00e6jarskrifstofunum. \u00deetta l\u00edka\u00f0i okkur ekki, og f\u00f3rum \u00fev\u00ed fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 hlutlaus a\u00f0ili ger\u00f0i \u00fattektina. \u00dev\u00ed var upphaflega neita\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00deegar deilum\u00e1l koma upp, er utana\u00f0komandi a\u00f0ili fenginn til a\u00f0 skerast \u00ed leikinn. \u00deetta var d\u00f3mari fr\u00e1 Amsterdam me\u00f0 engin tengsl \u00ed Halfweg. Hann var samm\u00e1la okkur og f\u00f3r fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 n\u00fd \u00fattekt yr\u00f0i ger\u00f0. \u00deegar h\u00fan l\u00e1 fyrir, kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 2-3 tr\u00e9 voru s\u00fdkt, en restin heilbrig\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 settumst ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 b\u00e6jarskrifstofunum, \u00e9g, konan og \u00a0yndislegu, \u00a0g\u00f6mlu d\u00fdral\u00e6knishj\u00f3nin sem b\u00faa \u00ed s\u00f6mu g\u00f6tu. D\u00f3marinn fr\u00e1 Amsterdam var \u00fearna, b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rinn okkar og einhver \u00e1 vegum b\u00e6jarins. Vi\u00f0 settum fram okkar r\u00f6k, t\u00f6lu\u00f0um um hagsmuna\u00e1rekstra og heilbrig\u00f0 tr\u00e9, g\u00f6tumynd sem yr\u00f0i f\u00e1t\u00e6klegri me\u00f0 hr\u00edslum \u00ed sta\u00f0 gamalla trj\u00e1a.<\/p>\n

B\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnin kom svo me\u00f0 s\u00edn r\u00f6k. Man ekki n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hver \u00feau voru, en \u00fea\u00f0 var greinilegt a\u00f0 d\u00f3maranum fannst \u00feau ekki merkileg. Hann virtist pirra\u00f0ur og fannst \u00feetta m\u00e1l greinilega vera t\u00edmas\u00f3un. \u00deegar b\u00e6jarfulltr\u00fainn var b\u00fainn, spur\u00f0i d\u00f3marinn, er \u00feetta allt sem \u00fe\u00fa hefur a\u00f0 segja?
\n– Ha, j\u00e1.
\n– \u00deetta eru r\u00f6kin?
\n– J\u00e1.
\n– \u00de\u00fa hefur engu vi\u00f0 \u00feetta a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta? Hver var \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tr\u00e9n \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 fara?
\n– Ja, sko, \u00feau bl\u00f3mstra \u00e1 vorin og \u00fea\u00f0 er svo mikill \u00fargangur, g\u00f6turnar fyllast af bl\u00f6\u00f0um og \u00feegar rignir ver\u00f0ur \u00feetta svo lj\u00f3tt.
\n– \u00c9g skil. En hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru s\u00fdkt?
\n– \u00deau eru \u00fea\u00f0.
\n– Flest eru heilbrig\u00f0.
\n– En ekki \u00f6ll. \u00deau geta smitast.
\n– Af hverju var \u00fattektin ger\u00f0 af verktakanum og af hverju var \u00feetta ekki bo\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat?<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00e1 var l\u00edti\u00f0 um sv\u00f6r.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 og d\u00fdral\u00e6knishj\u00f3nin litum \u00e1 hvort anna\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 vorum b\u00fain a\u00f0 vinna. D\u00f3marinn sag\u00f0i b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3ranum a\u00f0 endilega fjarl\u00e6gja \u00feessi 2-3 tr\u00e9 og planta svo s\u00f6mu tegund \u00ed sta\u00f0inn, en l\u00e1ta restina \u00ed fri\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Tr\u00e9n standa \u00fev\u00ed enn. \u00c1 hverju vori bl\u00f3mstra \u00feau og hressa upp \u00e1 g\u00f6tumyndina. Heimurinn ver\u00f0ur f\u00f6lbleikur og yndislegur.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g l\u00e6r\u00f0i tvennt \u00e1 \u00feessu m\u00e1li.<\/p>\n

1. Opinberir a\u00f0ilar geta veri\u00f0 alveg jafn vitlausir og vi\u00f0 og geta fari\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00f6mu r\u00f6kleysu og hver annar. A\u00f0 vera yfirveld \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ur ekki sj\u00e1lfkrafa a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir gert hva\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00e9r s\u00fdnist.<\/p>\n

2. Me\u00f0 samst\u00f6\u00f0u og borgaralegri \u00f3hl\u00fd\u00f0ni, getur ma\u00f0ur haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 heiminn og samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Gle\u00f0ilegt sumar og megi framt\u00ed\u00f0in vera f\u00f6lbleik og hl\u00fd!<\/p>\n\t