It was a pleasant Sunday morning. The front door was open, and a nice breeze was coming through the screen door. It was 7:00 A.M. and we’d had breakfast and were drinking coffee and watching CBS Sunday Morning. Suddenly we heard the boss crow yelling for Pat.   She looked out and saw the boss crow on our driveway and his four companions in the tree across the street. She got some bread and scattered it on the driveway. As Pat came back in the house, the four crows left the tree and joined the boss for breakfast.

After a few minutes, we heard all the crows squawking and raising the devil. Pat jumped up to see what was going on. The boss was up on our roof, and the other 4 guys were back in their tree across the street. A coyote had frightened them away and was busily eating their breakfast. Pat picked up her cell phone and headed for the door to take a picture. Apparently, the coyote saw her moving around, got scared, and was running away. Pat barely got a picture before the coyote was out of sight. The coyote had eaten all the bread. Pat got more bread and put it out for the crows. They came back down, finished eating, and took off. Normalcy was restored.

Dave Thomas

9/17/23