A Penguin in the Orchard

Birds Finally At Peace

A Brisbane, CA man who lived in a tree house for 12 years honored a country eviction order last week, following the lead of his ancestors in coming down from the trees.

The Associated Press notes that:

The couple lived in the tree for a dozen years, tending to the area and educating school children who took field trips to see a different way of life. But county officials ordered them to leave because they said there was no clean drinking water and human waste was being handled improperly.

The blackbirds who originally occupied the tree were unavailable for comment, though one noted off the record, “Maybe I can finally sleep at night without all that confounded snoring.”