© Loree Griffin Burns
THE CITIZEN SCIENCE MANUSCRIPT IS DONE!
It is done and I am happy with it and it will soon be off my desk and onto the desk of my editor at Henry Holt. This means I am free to blog again … to read and write on other topics again … to traipse in the woods with my camera (see above) … to sleep in the middle of the day!
Okay, maybe not that.
But I am feeling lighter than I have in months. And not a moment too soon: I am leaving shortly for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual conference in Philadelphia. Details first thing tomorrow. In the meantime, anyone recognize the image above? I’m pretty sure it’s a vireo nest. My son spotted it after the leaves fell from the trees along our driveway. Isn’t it lovely? The shiny, silvery material woven along the outside may very well have been stolen from a paper wasp nest. Can you imagine? Here’s an inside shot:
© Loree Griffin Burns