Steven D. Brewer 🏳️⚧️Mary woke me before sunrise, looking grim.
"A horde of strangers is coming," she said. "Shall I scare them off?"
I yawned & waved my hand.
"Simmer down, wolf girl."
The doorbell rang & I answered it in my bathrobe.
"Ah! Mr. Grant!" said a thin gray-haired man. "A #Rufous-crowned Sparrow was seen nearby!"
"They're not local, right?"
"Right! They're a vagrant. Everyone wants to add them to their life lists!"
"OK, but stay on the trails," I said, glancing at Mary. "I'll know if you don't."
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A chilly mist sprang up throughout the courtyard. Mary faded into the mist and vanished. I gained my feet suddenly feeling very vulnerable and alone.
"You may be hard to find," the fox said. "But this one is not!"
