You see one single flower nodding on a cliff side far across the canyon, or a huge knot in a redwood tree looking like Zeus' face, or some of God's little crazy creations goofing around in creek pools (zigzag bugs), or a sign on a lonely fence saying 'M.

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In a year of trash-collection trials, Toledo residents face one more surprise this week: no curbside Christmas-tree pickups.

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