Second Person Birds

Training for my half-marathon, I was doing a long run. My training plan called for a 20 km run that day, but I decided to push myself a bit. I mean, why not just do the entire 21K if I’m so close.

Around km 18, I was in the middle of 2 ponds, slowly progressing. This old lady waved at me and said something. I took my headphones out.

“Do you like bird-watching?” “Not really!” “I just wanted to show you these rare birds, this one over here is a Blue Heron. And that one over there, is another rare one”. “Oh wow, I did not know that!” “Yes, they only show up for like 2–3 weeks in this area, I’m sorry for stopping you, but I just wanted to share this”

I don’t know if I recall the bird names correctly, though blue heron does look correct when I search for images. The other species, I don’t remember at all.

What I do remember is that infectious energy, the passion. That’s the kind of passion I aspire to have for a hobby, for a project, maybe even for running.

This is last day entry for IndieWeb Carnival September 2025: second person birds.