Egret on Highway 680

Have you seen the egret that hangs out on the hill next to northbound 680 between the Livorna and Rudgear exits near downtown Walnut Creek? He just stands there. Everyday. Watching cars drive by.

Of course, I don't drive that portion of the freeway much anymore, but when I did I would see him nearly every night on my commute home. And I saw him again last night on my way to Walnut Creek. There he was. Just watching the cars.

Everytime I see him, I think shoot! I should have tried to take a picture. Of course, that's probably not a good idea while I'm driving and I'm sure that the day I would remember to take his picture he wouldn't be there. Here's a visual for you anyway:

That's the 680 egret's hippie friend who likes nature and hanging out by the water. The 680 egret is more the urban type. He likes the hussel and bussel of the big city. He doesn't mind the dirt and grime of the freeway that turns his fluffly white feathers to an ashy shade of gray. He's the kind of bird who thinks marshes are for pansies, who drinks his coffee black and likes Martin Scorsese films. He battles insomnia and spends the twilight hours watching haggard commuters battle their way home, cursing and flipping each other off. And he laughs at you while you sit in traffic.

You pathetic human.