So, we took a walk around the levee and I found this nest, lying on the ground under a bush, coyote mint bush, I think. For some reason, I didn't carry it with me but left it on one of the larger bushes, thinking to pick it up in the afternoon. But it was gone. Someone else prized it more than I did, another walker, maybe a coyote, maybe raven's tore it apart. It's certainly a prize. A prize that got away.
Don't know what kind of nest it is -- oriole? flycatcher? vireo? I have a post up on iNaturalist in hopes some kind soul will ID it.
But if you're looking for a writing prompt, write about nests. What's in them, who loves them, how they are made. As part of a story, a poem, a lyric essay, a short-short essay. Or use the word nest in three different ways or forms (noun, verb, etc) in a freewrite of about 250 - 500 words.
Meanwhile, here's this fascinating discussion:
It's about time we talked about our changed perceptions of time in the Era of the Coronavirus. Why it is both fast and slow at the very same time? Jad Abumrad talks with resesarch scientist Mark Denison who has been studying coronaviruses for 30 years -- and the world is finally taking big interest in his work. And then Jad speaks with Andrea Prouser what it's like to work in a BSL3 lab and how time functions when working with viruses.
After the break, Jad takes a walk with his son in the woods and they end up talking about Cow Time. No spoilers nere - go check it out. But if you know RadioLab, you'll understand why I am still thinking about this particular walk in the woods.
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