<p>The neighbors have removed all<br /> the branches from the only<br /> tree in their yard. The bare<br /> trunk is surrounded by grass<br /> and flanked by a power line,<br /> carrying television signals.</p> <p>Birds stand on the chain link<br /> fence, unusually silent,<br /> but I do not presume to know<br /> what they think.</p> 2009-08-02T16:48:55-07:00 168 2 2010-03-09T16:12:34-08:00 1 211