This is Levi the Leopard when I first met him 4 years ago at Hobo Jungle on West Commercial Street. A large 10 acre plot on the river was being developed. Prior to development it was a woodsy area that housed a homeless community. There were fire pits and sitting areas and mattresses and tents. Left behind were the remains to be seen. Old clothing. Shoes. Brassieres. Baby toys. Pots and pans. Then the area was clear cut and bulldozed. And filled. And one early winter day I found Levi in the rubble. Brought him home. Washed him in 'the magic bubble machine' a few times. He was torn and tattered and split and scarred. But he was a beauty. All I could imagine was the child I presumed who may have lost him and the community that they were separated from. But that's my story.....