Walking the path Zeus got to know many in the community. Some lived in houses and most lived in the wild. Zeus found nearly everyone to be friendly and cordial.
Sebastian is a Great Horned Owl that oversees a vast information network, He has smaller birds that are loyal to him and act as his eyes and ears. His territory is expansive running from Lake Seaham to the west, into the North Woods on the other side of the north path, into the fields east of the gravel road and into the trees on the other side of Apple Road. Sebastian keeps constant tabs on every chickadee, house finch, nuthatch and sparrow in his domain.
Maestro and Harmony are the king and queen of the ruling family of robins. Maestro has three brothers: Adagio, Allegro and Tempo. Harmony has a sister Melody and a brother Tone. Harmony is also close to her cousins Sing, Song and Lala. Maestro had also appointed three knights to protect the territory named Fuga, Himno and Ritmo,
Eve and Adam are the head of the bunny family but everyone calls them Ma and Pa. Eve has a brother Lon who visits regularly from his place on the other side of Lake Seaham. Their daughter Honey still lives along the path but all their other children leave the area when they get old enough.
Clem is a wild turkey that sticks close to the area often choosing to be left behind when his five brothers make their journeys into the surrounding territories. He is happiest when his brothers circle back around every few months but doesn't want to trek across the countryside. Otherwise he is content to wander between the path and Apple Lane back and forth to the lake.
Gunther is a raccoon and one of the few that Zeus neither trusts nor likes. Zeus has seen him bully and sometimes try to attack some of the smaller animals before he stepped in. Plus he knows Gunther steals food that was left out for him and gets into the bird feeders. No honor in living the mask lifestyle.
Speaking of the bird feeders Zeus likes watching the ones set outside the house of a lady that works at the bank named Lisa. She has a husband John who is a writer and two daughters Elizabeth and Christina but go by Lizzie and Tina. Besides being kind to the birds they sometimes put out food for him also. Zeus will let the girls watch him eat but takes off if they get too close.
The house of the nurse Lucy was only three to the east. Two houses further east had a big bulldog named Bruiser. Zeus talks with him through the fence occasionly but won't enter the yard of a dog.
Two more dogs lived three houses to the west of the bird feeders. They are a couple of Boxers named Foreman and Frazier. Both are still puppies just over a year old and really hyper. One day they calmed down enough to let Zeus know they weren't actually brothers but did come from the same shelter.
Five houses futher west there are two more dogs. One is a Scottish Terrier named Montgomery and the other is a German Shepherd named Major. The first time Zeus encountered them Montgomery was yelling as he came off the porch and Major appeared at the fence without making a sound. Zeus didn't like that and thought it made him sneaky dangerous. Sebastian later mentioned it meant he was well trained and disciplined. Since that time Zeus has come to respect Major.
His buddy Torch lives four houses east of Bruiser and only two houses from the gravel road. Sundown lives on the other side of Blueberry Lane about two houses down the street from Montgomery and Major. Zuki lives on Cherry Lane just a couple houses from First Avenue and the middle path runs behind her house.
Friday, July 21, 2017
Monday, July 17, 2017
Song of War Chapter One
Home is more than a house. That is true for a cat named Zeus. He is a powerful Maine Coon who calls home wherever he lays his head.
Zeus and his three friends patrol the path to Lake Seaham and the surrounding area. There are actually three paths but the other two merge into the main path as it heads west toward the lake. The main path runs east to west and has a dense tree line on the south side and the backyards of occasional houses on the north side.
The town of Seaham lies to the south and the last major road on its northern edge runs on the opposite side of the woods. That main road is Apple Lane and it has two roads splinter off it near Lake Seaham. The first called Lake Seaham Road leads to the lake and the houses that surround it. The other is First Avenue which goes into a small community and intersects with Blueberry Lane and Cherry Lane.
The main path runs behind the houses of Blueberry Lane. Its eastern most point comes out on a gravel road which leads to a couple farms. To the west the path goes about two miles to a hill that overlooks Lake Seaham.
The middle path also starts near the gravel road but further north. Its route runs behind the houses that face south on Cherry Lane and continues a couple hundred feet past First Aveneue where it starts to curve. The path heads south and connects with the main path at about its half mile mark.
The north path is the most isolated and least used. It starts where the gravel road meets the north woods and travels along the ridgeline for about a mile. Then it cuts steeply down the hill before leveling out and merging with the main path past the one mile mark.
Zeus knew all three paths like the back of his paw as did his three friends. Sundown is a Siberian with white fur on his chest to offset the rest of his black cat appearance. Torch is a Kurilian Bobtail, rocking that orange tabby look and was almost as big as Zeus. Zuki is a Siamese with a definite attitude but enjoyed the company of the others. Together or alone they patrolled the three paths. Why? That is what cats do.
The others had houses to return to but Zeus no longer did. He once lived in one of the houses on Blueberry Lane with two young men but on moving day he was out on patrol and they did not wait for him to return before driving away. The neighbor lady realized what happened and kind of adopted him after that. She is a retired nurse named Lucy who told Zeus it broke her heart when they did that. She left food on her back patio and he sometimes let her pet him while he ate. But he vowed not to enter four walls again and refuses Lucy's invitations into her house.
He did sleep on her patio sometimes. Or crash under the porch at Sundown's house or in the bushes outside Torch's. He never stayed at Zuki's plus she never offered. Besides that there were plenty of trees and bushes to get cozy under all along the path to Lake Seaham.
Zeus and his three friends patrol the path to Lake Seaham and the surrounding area. There are actually three paths but the other two merge into the main path as it heads west toward the lake. The main path runs east to west and has a dense tree line on the south side and the backyards of occasional houses on the north side.
The town of Seaham lies to the south and the last major road on its northern edge runs on the opposite side of the woods. That main road is Apple Lane and it has two roads splinter off it near Lake Seaham. The first called Lake Seaham Road leads to the lake and the houses that surround it. The other is First Avenue which goes into a small community and intersects with Blueberry Lane and Cherry Lane.
The main path runs behind the houses of Blueberry Lane. Its eastern most point comes out on a gravel road which leads to a couple farms. To the west the path goes about two miles to a hill that overlooks Lake Seaham.
The middle path also starts near the gravel road but further north. Its route runs behind the houses that face south on Cherry Lane and continues a couple hundred feet past First Aveneue where it starts to curve. The path heads south and connects with the main path at about its half mile mark.
The north path is the most isolated and least used. It starts where the gravel road meets the north woods and travels along the ridgeline for about a mile. Then it cuts steeply down the hill before leveling out and merging with the main path past the one mile mark.
Zeus knew all three paths like the back of his paw as did his three friends. Sundown is a Siberian with white fur on his chest to offset the rest of his black cat appearance. Torch is a Kurilian Bobtail, rocking that orange tabby look and was almost as big as Zeus. Zuki is a Siamese with a definite attitude but enjoyed the company of the others. Together or alone they patrolled the three paths. Why? That is what cats do.
The others had houses to return to but Zeus no longer did. He once lived in one of the houses on Blueberry Lane with two young men but on moving day he was out on patrol and they did not wait for him to return before driving away. The neighbor lady realized what happened and kind of adopted him after that. She is a retired nurse named Lucy who told Zeus it broke her heart when they did that. She left food on her back patio and he sometimes let her pet him while he ate. But he vowed not to enter four walls again and refuses Lucy's invitations into her house.
He did sleep on her patio sometimes. Or crash under the porch at Sundown's house or in the bushes outside Torch's. He never stayed at Zuki's plus she never offered. Besides that there were plenty of trees and bushes to get cozy under all along the path to Lake Seaham.
Song of War Intro
I am starting a new writing project called Path to Lake Seaham which I plan on being a series. The first in the collection will be Path to Lake Seaham: Song of War. I will release each chapter on here as it is complete.
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