MARQUETTE — “It’s been headed this way since the world began, when a vicious creature took the jump from monkey to man” – Elvis Costello

As the hectic pursuits of workday living would have it, I found myself sitting in my vehicle in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, waiting for some kind soul to walk out to me to bring me my order – with fries fresh out of the fryer.

The wait was a little longer than anticipated.

So, I began to spend the time watching a ring-billed gull that stood in the grass a short distance off the edge of the parking lot.

The bird stood motionless for a time with its head cocked, like a robin does when it stands listening for worms.

The gull then moved slowly toward the blacktopped surface of the parking lot, dragging its right leg, hopping forward.

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