[redwitch]

Before five p.m. Don't know if the homeowners knew the landscaper was dropping by or not.

Remember, he did not go near the house. People could see him checking the plants and pulling the weeds. Kind of hard to check the inside of the house from the yard.

I guess my problem is that a few years ago, none of this behavior would have been considered out of line here. Instead, the landscaper would have been given kudos for checking on his work and yanking some weeds while he was at it. It's a sign, to me, that we are getting just a little less friendly.

And, again, did the color of the landscaper factor into the police being called rather than just going over and asking him? Obviously, the landscaper feels that his skin color was the main factor in the call being made, not his behavior.