Owl
by
X.J. Kennedy
the diet of the owl is not
for delicate digestions
he goes out
on a limb to hoot
unanswerable questions
and just because
he winks like
men
who utter sage
advice
we think him
full of wisdom when
he's only full
of mice
~ ~ ~
this is a
as
seen through
the living room window
40 comments:
Wow, you have amazing wild life by you!!! Nice photos too!
What amazing photos! Thank you for sharing part of your world.
I love owls ~ they are my favourite bird. You sure don't see them around very much any more. Fantastic photos!
xo Catherine
I love this...and I want to live somewhere near you you seem to have
amazing wildlife.
These are so amazing. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
I am not a bird lover..there...I said it. They have always made me about half afraid of them. Don't know why. The owl is actually a very pretty bird but their eyes are scary to me. (I am such a titty baby)..
I love the cute little poem..:))
Maybe you are right about spring fever and closet cleaning. I found myself wanting to move all my winter clothing to the very back and bring the summer clothes to the front. :)) Actually, normally wintertime is my favorite season. This yr however, it's been so freakin' cold, I am ready for warmer. We are supposed to have 80 degrees sometime this week. Today was 76 and WONDERFUL.
xo bj
What a special sight from your house.I love the poem as well.
Ruth
You get the best bird and wildlife shots! I love this one!
I'm so glad you have all this wonderful wildlife to keep you coming in these cold, snowy winter days.
Incredible bird!
Cute poem! :)
Oh, these pictures are so much better than my hawk! Amazing. I can't believe you saw him in the daylight.
Oh wow. Amazing.
And as always, heart-warming.
Such an amazing creature and you did a great job capturing it.
My land, you have captured a rare siting in broad daylight. We have dueling owls that occasionally land on the metal roof and duke it out. A sleepless night for all.
Mice, mice, go away
or I'll send Susan's owl
your way.
Blessings.
This made me laugh!
Wow ... I've only ever seen an owl up close like this once.
Amazing photos and wonderful to have such wild life near your home.
I'm happy that some birds are coming into our garden now and looking very lively; it's a sunny day to-day.
how exciting....
owls are my favorites of all the birds.
great shots!!!
He's beautiful!
These are amazing and beautiful shots....can't believe you took them out of your living room window.......
He looks so majestic sitting on the limb......God's creatures are awesome......
magnificent owl photos and i love love love the words...you done good on this one, but then you always dooooo
I can't recall ever seeing an owl so beautiful, his feathers the color of tree and snow. Your photos are marvelous.
Loved the verse you've included, too.
WOW! This is so neat to be able to capture his beautiful feather coat. xo
dont owls look sad? i have always thought so.
and i love the new banner.
Great little verse.
How is it you are so privy to wildlife? I'm so jealous.
My home is surrounded by woods on all sides, Kass. But this is my first owl sighting! A real adrenaline rush!!!
oh Oh OH!!! How I love both poem and these photos! They are bringing a huge smile to my face.
Aannnnd, you taught me a new photography word today. I had to look up "bokeh." Now I plan to casually drop it into my daily conversations ; )
what a good capture!
he is quite handsome
Spectacular photos!!!
What a gift you were given
....the owl sighting angels
were gathered around you
that day:)
Thanks for sharing the view,
Jen
What an amazing view you have! We often hear an owl outside our bedroom window late at night, early in the morning...but we have yet to see this wondrous creature. When I hear the owl song, I feel it in my heart, as if God is sending me a message...pay attention, wake up!
The living room window!!! Wow! And he must have been sleeping, it looks like it. Because it is daytime. I see you posted this yesterday? I don't know how I missed it on my sidebar, but am so glad I caught it, because you know we are birdwatchers!
oh goodness, what fabulous captures Susan!!!
I do love XJ Kennedy. Not many people know him. He writes great kids poetry. And these images!! OH MY!!
He is adorable! I want to give him a hug.
am jealous.
awesome! xox
kind of reminds me of whited sepulchres.
susan I would have been shaking with excitement as I took these ..you did so well..in the 5th photo he is looking right at you...
What an incredibly beautiful bird that is. He may be full of mice but he still looks full of wisdom!
Full of mice. -chuckle- But he is majestic and quite beautiful. :-) And you have captured him, wonderfully.
Fantastic captures of a beautiful bird.
I absolutely cannot believe what you see from your windows!
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