mervin

I've seen the hawk, standing on the wash post watching the neighbor's yard. He looked to be three hands tall, from a distance. I remeber him as fledgling just bigger than the prey he chased and lost in the hedge. He lives here I guess, like the rabbit in the car port or the bird that lay eggs is the mouth of the leaf bagger. An acre makes refuge for a lot of unhomed wildlife when THEY are busy paving over every paveable inch in the city. This neighborhood is up for commercial rezoning. When they bulldoze this lot and plant the new parking lot will someone be surprised to see that hawk, perched on a side view mirror scanning the tarmac for field mice? More likely, they will leave only the ghosts of hawks and field mice and rabbits where this this unlikely sanctuary used to be.