The raindrops approached with great speed and violence rendering
Leaves, branches sodden
A patch of moss made the sound of a sponge whilst a wild boar
Stepped into it.
The temperature with the opaque clouds shuttering the light
Struggled to climb above 0.
Suddenly a rhinoceros ran through a small meadow, with a swipe
It picked up 3 donuts with its horn and ran off.
It was most likely a batch of glazed donuts but one could not rule out
Jelly donuts as they have been sighted as far as the Serengeti and
Darwin wrote in "Origins, Donut Holes and Survival" that they were spotted
On the Galapagos islands.
"It was clearly a jelly donut, and I had never seen one with such a rounded hole in
all my travels. The Komodo Dragaon lizard had eaten at least a dozen, however nothing
excluded a Baker's dozen. I could barely catch my breath seeing so many donuts in one place,but
when the lizard ran off, I observed a drop of jelly on a slab of volcanic basalt."
September 15, 1835.
I was tempted to run out from my observation post to collect possible crumbs left by the
Rhino, when I heard the cry of a bird of prey, not too high above the forest canopy.
Had it sighted another glazed donut? Would I be treated with another rare event in the
Wilderness?
Unfortunately my Pixel watch pinged me, it was time for my coffee break. I stopped
Recording and reached into my bag, pulling out my take-out coffee that was only lukewarm.
When you are a naturalist, such sacrifices go with the terrain.
