See therehe pointed  There . .

. . Whar . .

. . THERE just on the barbedwire just beyond the birdbath  THERE  SEE?     

Awyah See   A hummingbird

A Rufous hummingbird.

                        he was a boider that was his name for him boider not that he knocked him watching birds he saw them too although they didnt inspire him to admirationdefended himself Im prone to black and white shadows notsomuch brilliant colours he told naysayers if he wanted colour he could invoke it was attracted to muted soft not garish to pastels bruises subtle colouring  not those who screamed at the top of their lungs desperate to be noticed wanting to be the center of attraction like a loudmouth kid

Rufus

Yes, a Rufous hummer.

Lil guys got standinghuh

he turned left sharply to look at him Standing?

turning rightmeeting his he didnt know wha that look was he stepped back halfstep gave them some roomlittle breathing room he needed thatdidnt like being crowded

                                                  Yah  Street cred

Street cred? Street cred. he halfstepped back toorealising he was up on him  I’m not following, what are you talking about?

Street cred Yaknow must know

                                     Rufus

No. Rufous is a kind of hummingbird, aggressive, known as a keystone species, which means it links the fate of other species scattered over large landscapes.

    Keystone  Well there you have it    Still zip street cred

I’ve heard tell . . prominence?

Prominence

             Somebody vying for street cred might bitchslap ya for that Prominence Jeez  As ya know I grew up in Chicago Our Rufus was a big redheaded kidBIG Belligerent Bully We contended with him not threefour months then fivesix of usdepending on whos telling the story ganged up pounded the snot out of him His street cred had preceded him  antics preceded him

                           Smartlythe smartest thing he ever did he didnt say we didnt say Later his old lady helped him get into the service at seventeen Maybe he wanted his cred back could find it elsewhere  heard said Kill some gooks as he called them Mebbe they heard him Clipped him fourfive months incountry  Cant say we shed a tear

after 1700hrs,  Saturday,  22  1. 22

828,  Saturday,  26  3. 22