Leo’s Blog

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The Bird Feeder

I should have known the bird feeder was a mistake. How could I be so heartless as to think that? How indeed. A huge rhododendron bush grows across the street from my house. It’s actually a multistory apartment complex for sparrows, containing at least twelve nests. In the spring the little feathered rodents wake up

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The Town Clock

No one expected such a finely built clock to die. But upon its death, no one cared. For one hundred years the clock stood on the corner in front of the jewelry store, faithful to keep the town on time. Two bright white faces with long, slender, finger-like black hands could be seen from either

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Gone

It is a fight for survival between an opossum and a rat. The opossum holds the weight advantage. The desperate rat has far more mouths to feed. A coyote stands by, waiting to greet the loser. Such a grand banquet, a feast big enough for all. So, why are they fighting, the coyote must wonder.

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