Today I saw an absolutely amazing Sunrise. A qtr of a million people in this world did not wake up to witness it. I am grateful! Yes, my body’s “check engine light” is still on. Hopefully for me and all the other folks on this site, they’ll find a way to turn it off. However, I continue to feel blessed,
Peace & Energy
There is something so invigorating about a sunrise. I like to get up early and watch the transition from dark, to grey,to light. Throw in birdsong and just for a moment, you can forget your worries and enjoy the moment.
Yes, this world is amazing! This weekend my 6 year-old granddaughter was here and we spent a lot of time down on the grass, looking at flowers poking their heads up through the soil, the variety of bugs crawling around, different types of plants, and even playing with squishy mud.
Later in the evening the frogs were croaking and the ducks in the pond were quacking, leading us to really attend to what we could hear. I played Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" while we drew and colored, and she loved the Spring Allegro. We ended up dancing around the dining room.
Although It is a lot harder for me to get up from a prone position than it was for her, and I cannot hear all of the sounds she hears, I was able to recapture a sense of awe by following her example. While my "Best by" date is in the review mirror, I am not ready for the dumpster quite yet. My mood has been off for a while, and exploring our place with Autumn reset my outlook.
Finally, the image below is a photo I took of her drawing of an owl. We framed it and she was so proud when we hung it on the wall. Look out Brent W!
Great post buddy … great picture … beautiful, nothing about your owl … but … I couldn’t help it, this song crept into my mind . Not quiet Vivaldi …Just say’in Dang ….
🎼fowl owl on the prowl
youtu.be/_2LedoHwygE?si=K7J...
😂😂😂
Thanks K,
Didn't recall the song until Sidney appeared.
My grand kids know that I am fascinated by owls. My 16 year-old drew me a set of three when he was in first grade, and they give me owl themed presents (hideous PJ pants this last christmas).
Our cedar trees usually provide homes to 1 to 3 owls and we often spend dusk watching for them. Here's a photo I took a couple of years ago of one hunting a mouse.
Yea I like owls too. I used to have to ride ( on my Harley ) through a colony of tiny burrowing ground owls on my way to work mornings in Orlando Fla back in the early - mid 60s …. and you see them frequently , hunting in our local wetlands. Sometimes I can hear one at night ( several different kinds) hooting for a friend ( while I’m in the jacuzzi ) ….over at the university’s AG fields. I’ll hoot back and draw them over briefly prolly saying “ what kind of lame fool is trying to imitate us ? “ lol
❤️❤️❤️
I love the burrowing owls as well. They are not very common in my area, but they are active a little further south.
The owls on my property will occasionally come closer when I hoot, but the most amazing thing is how unafraid they are of people. I have a long, treed driveway, and at dusk they will come swooping down it just barely clearing my head. The one I took the photo of would let me approach and stand almost directly under the branch he liked. Maybe 8' off the ground. Occasionally they even land on the handrail around our back deck and stare through the window at us.
What an amazing talented young artist. Enjoy each and every day. There's beauty in everything.
Thanks Hopeful. As her grandfather (Poppy), of course I thing she's gifted at everything, but the owl pic really surprised me. While she was drawing dinosaurs with mouths on their backs and eyes on their tails, I drew a leprechaun for her to color. I then lightly sketched a circle and the owls horns, before I was called away. When I returned she held up her drawing of the owl, saying, "I finished the owl for you".
Oh, I love that!
I love owls as well CB. I see more raptors near my house but lots of owls in the forests and mountains. It was great hearing about your time with your granddaughter.
Glad you are onboard the owl train. Kaliber mentioned barn owls and those are the owls that first captured my imagination. As for the other raptors, I have enjoyed watching their numbers increase over the last few years. We mainly have bald eagles and hawks, but on one of my walks I can also spot periguine falcons.
My big favorites are pelicans and blue herons. Their numbers have increased locally as well. So on just about every walk I spot one or the other, along with the songbirds, ducks, geese, and hummers. Like Lurk stated in his post, I feel blessed.
We have all of those minus the pelicans which oddly enough I only see occasionally in MT. Ducks we have on site. Owls have in the past landed on parts of our house and hooted for hours. Worth the lack of sleep as far as I am concerned.Spring is in the air, and the songbirds addressed me walking out the door this morning. I feel blessed as well 
Now that's love on paper!!! Nuttin like kids......
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
The highlight was when at the end of a long day she fell asleep beside me in the recliner while we watched the original version of Disney's Jungle Book.
Now ya gonna make me cry..........
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
Nirvana, Paradise, Heaven, Rebirth all rolled into one. Pretty damn sweet
How sweet it is..........
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
Forgot I had this pic
awwwwww how cute. The way they can rotate their heads is trippy too. When I lived on a farm, the farmers were happy to have “ barn owls “ because they fed on the rodents in your hay , corn or silage. Daytime you could look way up in the barn rafters and there’d be a bunch of them roosting up there. They were easy to find from their dropping piles. Looks like you pretty much have some feathered friend pets there.
❤️❤️❤️
My ex-wife calls me a dirty old owl.........and I keep telling her "Like I give a fucking hoot"......
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
Be careful John, often the female owl is bigger than the male. Might want to bring your wife her two scoops with a bit more respect.
Thanks for the advice.........I don't think two scoops is enough to dig a hole deep enough that I have planned for her...(and of course face down)....
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
I bet you dig plenty of your own holes John
Yep, I'm used to the Army fox holes.............2 by 2, by you.........
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
good for you brother, I like your upbeat attitude and perspective. We really need some QOL lighter posts with positive energy … this to offset all the sad posts here lately. Thanks for being that person for the group.
❤️❤️❤️
Your posts always make me feel better.
Remember, Everyday is a gift!
grateful for every day 🙏🏻🌅
And April 8 we get a total eclipse! So excited! Figure it’s the last of our lifetimes (given it will be 20 years before another crosses North America.)
That's not your check engine light ..... It's your check erection light.....Geez lucky you.....
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n
QOL Combining Hobbies
Colorado QoL
