Saturday, November 24, 2018

321/365/Place

Clad in a open-in-the-front hospital gown, I waited for the ob/gyn, but instead of relaxing in a chair or on the exam table, I stood by and stared out the window, where I saw a pair of large birds flying, so far up that it took awhile to realize they were herons, and I wish I’d brought binoculars with me—but why would I?—and then, at the woods at the far end of the field, I saw the belly-white flash of some raptor, who eventually landed in branches, and who was much too far away to identify.

4 comments:

  1. Wish you had brought binoculars, just so you could explain everything to the ob/gyn!

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  2. I had the same thought. Probably bringing binoculars to a health facility where people are often half naked Is discouraged, however.

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  3. I love this. My dentist used to have an office with huge windows where raptors would regularly make appearances. I'd make a noise and point and the dentist or technician would stop what they were doing and patiently listen to me exclaiming my joy.

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