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Uncle B’s totally sharp photo, by the way. I think I made the black and white version too dark.

a poem –

Oh! Perfectly imperfect Owl!
Thy beak has a blemish!
And in thy owl eyes
I see peoples
as if through two glasses darkly,
but only if I zoom all the way in.

Thy feathers are as fur.

Tha End.

Sorry, I just finished reading the Beto poem on Stilton’s Place, and I was moved and affected by his work.

Stilton’s, that is.

Durned, that’s only 1000 times better than Beto’s ode to a cow flop. Try again.

Years ago, when we had a property (that means some acreage) in KS, I learned about owls. I learned that barn owls are BIG damn birds (about 18”+ tall) with BIG damn wingspans (damn near 6’) and are voracious predators. I watched an owl touch on the back of my Rottweiler puppy (she was a bitty 30#) and fly off only because my 150# male rottie intervened. I watched many owls scoop and fly off with all sorts of rodents and that is the only reason I tolerated them. A screech owl will cure anybody of their love of owls.

I’ve never understood how barn owls can be, at the same time, both creepy and adorable. But they are.

“I’ve never understood how barn owls can be, at the same time, both creepy and adorable. But they are.“

If you are SURE that every living being you care about is too big for the owl to lift, then they are adorable.

———-
Owl be seeing you
In all the old barnyard places
That his hunting range embraces
Killing all the mice… and who?

To him it’s small cafe
What’s on the tartare menu today?
The children? The Au Pair as well?
Bet those kids would sure taste swell!

Owl be seeing you
Thinking of your liver as pate
Eating whoever he can carry away
I’ll always think of Owls that way

He’ll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
You’ll be looking at the moon
But Owl be seeing you…..

With apologies to Billie Holiday and her song, “I’ll be seeing you”

Nothing like a hooty owl living outside your window for a couple of days.

And then hearing that old song “Wildfire” to remind you to be creeped out.

And Rich Rostrom wins with T. Boone Pickens – RIP 9/11/2019

“Uncle B’s totally sharp photo…’

I was wondering about who took that amazing shot.

And also: YEEEAAAAAHHOOOOO! At last!!! Where do I send my information?

Dearest:

We’ll need the following:
Your mother’s maiden name.
Your social security number.
The Routing and Transit number of your financial institution.
Your checking account and/or saving account number.
And all of the applicable listed below:
The name of your first pet.
The name of your first college roommate.
The name of the best man at your wedding.
The name of the city where your parents met.
Your father’s middle name.

Once we have all that information we’ll be able to send you the millions of dollars that you will receive for winning the DeadPool on this round, in addition to the funds that have been deposited by Samuel Rollins, very rich man, in the Bank of Nigeria prior to his unfortunate death in an unfortunate plane crush.