Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Wake Forest Bird Sanctuary?




I enjoy this small town of Wake Forest. One street through the center of town with little shops of antiques, coffee shops and art galleries. It's really the perfect place for me. The welcome sign on the way into Wake Forest states that it's a bird sanctuary. Funny, since I haven't noticed an over abundance of birds. Until today.

Is been raining for the past three days. Not just a little rain but a lot a lot a lot. In fact, I think I may be the only of my friends that is not trudging around campus in cute little polka dotted rain boots. It's wet and humid so much so that the bark on the trees has turned a dark color much like the soil surrounding them. You can see the humidity filing the air with a foggy haze. Imagine with me if you will...I am on my way to my NT class, with my hot coffee in one hand and books in the other. My cup is steaming as the warmth of my coffee hits the cool fall air. Nearly to class when a flock of birds is flying in my direction. First flock I have seen since coming to Wake Forest. Perhaps they are on their way to the so called "sanctuary." I didn't not prepare myself for what happened next, perhaps because the chances of being pooped on by a bird is 1-5000 (now this number probably increases considering the size of the flock). Non the less one of the flock released just as flying over my coffee. That's right, straight into my coffee cup. Splashing up hot coffee all over my hand and cloths. Perhaps my shocked reaction created a more overly exaggerated splash, I don't know. I was glad to have coffee stains on my cloths rather than bird poo. Non the less my coffee took on a nice frothy latte color, not fit for drinking. Wake Forest a bird sanctuary? This has most definitely increased my chances on getting pooped on.



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