This Years Crop............................

Of Baby Owls.........................

(sorry, couldn't get this to turn)

Usually we don't see the "kids" all at the same time

so we are never quite sure how many there are.

(this year there are three)

But this particular day I happened to open the front door and

saw the one on the basketball hoop, and then noticed that there was an owl sitting

right next to me on the porch railing.

I wasn't fast enough to get a picture of that, but was able to get some fun 

photos of them as they perched in the trees around the house.

These are Barred Owls, and we are fortunate enough 

that they have been nesting and living on our property for several years now.

They don't seem to be bothered by us at all, and it's not unusual to see them sitting on the peaks of

our house, the basketball hoop, swingset, garden arbor, any place they

can sit and do a quick swoop down on a meal.

Myself, I love them, and hope they catch every last rabbit, mole, and mouse

on the place. I am afraid though that some of the smaller songbirds and other

birds don't like them very much.

 I am equally fond of the flycatchers that nest outside my bedroom window and eat mosquitoes..............so I hope the owls know that they are

offlimits!!!!!!!!!!!

Then...............................

Speaking of things with wings that go bump in the night.............

I received this gorgeous mala 

from Steph, aka

"Vlad the bat"

It's perfect for me , I love it!!

Thank you Steph!