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mirtlemist

Monday, Monday - just turned out that way

Sep 08, 2009 15:53

A good friend of ours who has repeatedly gone out of her way to support us in our rehab efforts recently sent us this card. It's one of two Thank You cards that she made. She must have spent hours finding and cutting out every animal picture she could find and pasting them on those cards. I wanted to share them because they made me cry. Every ( Read more... )

wildlife, writing, animals

Comments 10

jennifer_d_g September 8 2009, 21:22:55 UTC

What a sweet face on the owl.

As for your last question, yes. Try it. What have you got to lose? Of course, you may end up with another barn owl, but that wouldn't be so bad.

mirtlemist September 8 2009, 22:18:02 UTC

Lol. He was mugging for the camera. We found out that barn owls have a shriek that can curdle one's blood! Now we know why they're sometimes called Tigers of the Night. When he first arrived, he was scared and so incredibly pissed off that he shrieked for 30 minutes straight and charged the door every time we got close. He wanted a piece of me in the worst way. He's calmed down quite a bit since then.

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mirtlemist September 9 2009, 00:13:48 UTC

It's odd how often it happens on a lesser scale in our lives. Like I'll remark out loud, "Gee, I haven't heard from so-and-so in a long time," and she calls 15 minutes later. This thing with the owl was a stunner. Maybe somebody up there is listening after all and I just haven't gone about it the right way :)

patesden September 8 2009, 23:53:52 UTC

I'm reading along and smiling and Oooo-ing and Ah-ing at the Barn Owl ( I have a couple of mice in the cellar I'd gladly mail to him) and then I got to the last paragraph and I laughed out loud. Try it--if it works I'll do the same.

ps I am glad I missed the shrieking :)

mirtlemist September 9 2009, 00:15:59 UTC

I think I'm going to *have* to try it. If it works, I'll be the one shrieking :)

crissachappell September 9 2009, 02:57:24 UTC

I love their heart-shaped faces.

mirtlemist September 9 2009, 14:15:09 UTC

Me, too! And this little guy's coloration is just extraordinary. Unlike the picture on the card, this one's wings are a uniform burnished red-gold without the mottled darker brown. Just gorgeous! :)

not so random commenter rowanda380 September 9 2009, 17:42:12 UTC

that is seriously cozmic....and wow, what a beautiful owl, I can see why you guys would want to work with one.

Re: not so random commenter mirtlemist September 10 2009, 13:51:01 UTC

We did until it actually happened, and then we were glad to ship him off to the avian vet. lol. We know some hawks can pierce ears with their screaming (Sharp-shins in particular,) but most owls hiss or clack or just give killer glares. I guess this is a case of next time being way more careful what we wish for :)