The sound of gunfire from the range near my house has gotten louder and more rapid in the days since the midterm elections.

The sound of gunfire from the range near my house has gotten louder and more rapid in the days since the midterm elections.
In the backyard I created a holy place for birds by placing seven small stones in a circle — seven representing completeness, wholeness, perfection — about two feet in diameter, in the center of which I scatter bird seed of a most beneficial variety.