The Birds Are Waiting
Personal memory by Juan Arreguin
2017 • Ixtlahuacán, Col., México
My dad is an agriculturist that has spent most of his life in the countryside. We were resting on hammocks underneath some trees. He looked towards the horizon and pointed out the fact that the birds had not started to build their nests yet. A couple of years ago, as he was saying, they would've been almost done with their nest for the season by then. But this time, they were waiting. The rain has become more and more irregular recently due to the climate conditions that we are currently facing in the world. Rain is not only affecting birds, but also the regions' crops.
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