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A Prairie Home Companion

erupts from the ravine and saunters up to the living room. “We know her!” exclaims Bruce Boyd, co-owner of the glass-enclosed home at whose walnut slab dining table we sit. “She’s the one with the crooked tail, right?” inquires Bruce’s wife, interior designer and painter Beth Boyd. We sip our tea in silence as we watch the elegant mammal traipse through the snow, emancipating a colony of goldfinches from the prairie grass into the bare maples. It’s a National Geographic special in glorious

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