I’m going to the mail. Did you make a list? For the mail? No for the mall. What mall? You were going to the mall. No I am going to the mail box. What box are you sending now? No I’m going to check the mail box. But we pay the box fee online now. I’m not paying the box fee with a check I’m checking the mail. Why are you throwing the mail away I haven’t looked at it. No I’m not chucking the mail I’m going to retrieve the mail. Why did you throw it away. You wouldn’t have to retrieve it then. Listen to me carefully. I am going to the post office to pick up our mail. Okay.

Use only what you need In word and deed Spend only what you can afford Don’t buy just because you’re bored Eat for your health Your body is your wealth

A reluctant witness. A hostile witness in legal speak. A tiny green bird with a comical white colored circle around the eye. They can be called Japanese white eye aka Mejiro. Also, the Warbling white-eye. A curious little clown they love to preen after a quick splash in the bird bath. The Mejiro are wee thieves that steal material for their nests from other birds. By opening and closing the beak in rapid succession they make a clicking noise to gossip among themselves.

Click click. Did you see that? The chicken lady was talking to herself. Click click. People don’t talk to chickens. Click click. Chickens are pests. Neighborhood scourge. Stinky, loud and messy. It’s not neighborly to have wild chickens running amok. Someone might want to take matters in hand and get rid of them.

Did you hear that! It sounded like a rifle shot! Fireworks? Chicken lady lying on the ground full of chicken excrement. Chickens flitting about. Squawk Squawk. Little green birds up in the trees. Reticent witnesses. White-eye side eye. Click click. We didn’t seeeeee anything.

Hear the clap of thunder Lightning flash to follow Make a wish If wishes fell like rain Then certainly I am the storm

I’m not here. My mouth opens and closes but there is no sound. No one acknowledges my existence. I’m not here.