Do Not Use, Birds Nesting

Doreen printed an A4 sign for the cigarette bin: "Do not use, Birds Nesting". It was kind, and it was an excuse to use the laminator. Next year they were back again. Doreen thought she recognised one of last year's chicks, now laying. She persuaded management to install a second cigarette bin. The year after, both were occupied, and she suggested they buy nest boxes instead. Everyone had quit by then, anyway. They spent their breaks watching the birds.

I am on a Hebridean island this week. I will still be writing daily stories, but they may not all reach you until I return to these shores.