Bend down to pick up a leaf and the mobile 'phone falls out of the breast pocket and lands on the gravel with a nasty cracking sound. Pick it up, do not see any cracks, and put it back into the pocket. Take the leaves along the fence to the rheas, they are ready to get their leaf treat. Why they are so fond of maple leaves is not clear, but all of the maple leaves inside their compound have had their leaves nibbled away as high as the birds can reach.
One bird is sitting down, so offer it a leaf first. Giving what might go for an amazed look, the bird gets up and reaches for the leaf. The other two appear to be higher up on the local pecking order and push that one aside. Take back the leaves and feed the quiet one again. It seems puzzled, but eats the leaves anyway. It is smaller than the other two.
Later, at the bench by the fountain, take out the mobile 'phone. It has a crack after all. It still works, but the crack is not going to fix itself.
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