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.
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