Thanksgiving
      Hawkeye startled me as he came from nowhere to alight on a nearby branch - the rush of wind by my head, followed by silence as he settled onto the branch. He looked at me for a couple of moments before saying anything. Finally, he said, "Did you like that?
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Shop Til You Drop
      The next best thing about this week in addition to being thankful for our blessings and sharing our bounty with family and friends, is - in a word - shopping. The Friday after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday is said to be the busiest shopping day of the year.
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Lord of the Ring?
BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      What about rings and birds? Some of you may be thinking about bands that scientists put on birds' legs, in England known as "ringing," and that might be a link to the title. File that away for the moment and we'll get back to it.
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