Omens and nudges

I've been kind of freaking out about a small case of writers' block.

And it's a weird writers' block.

It's not that I don't have an idea.

I have a teensy weensy one, which is usually good enough.

It's that I just can't seem to get jump-started.

I need a nudge of some kind.

Today, I got two.

First of all, I found a bird's nest in my garden.


I have a collection bird's nests.

I only find one about once every year or so.

So I'm taking that as a good omen (i.e., a nudge).

The other thing that happened that I consider a nudge is that I saw one of my main characters. My imaginary character is a boy named Gerald Baxter. I can see him perfectly in my head.

While driving up the highway, a school bus passed me.

A boy who looked EXACTLY like Gerald Baxter looked at me through the window.

We made eye contact.

And he waved.

A tiny little shy kind of wave.

Okay, Gerald, I'm coming.......