Gorge, Cat, House

Finding cats while on vacation: the Ohio journey continued yesterday:

First, a trek around the Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve.

Then, a lovely visit with Spooky at Dark Star Bookstore, in Yellow Springs.

Spooky graciously allowed pets and chin scritches!

The last event of the day, besides the drive home, was a guided tour of The Westcott House in Springfield.

There are plenty more photos to share; didn't want to inundate y'all with my happy, snappy pics.

Am so pleased to have hit so many of my goals for this trip, besides the glorious company of my sister and her family, and just breathing in the new baby smell of my nephew and niece-in-law's month-old daughter.

Thank goodness this is a short week of work for me, as the office is closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

I need a bit of vacation after my vacation, knowwhatImean?

Give A Hoot

4 August International Owl Awareness Day!

Owls play a vital role in their ecosystem by controlling the rodent population.

 

Have always loved owls, and attend lectures at nearby nature centers as often as I can.

A few have captive owls to gaze upon; only birds who cannot be returned to the wild.

A few images that I've snapped:

Eastern Screech Owl, Red Morph

Eastern Screech Owl, Grey Morph

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Barred Owl

Long-eared Owl

The Rare Pommy Owl
I typed 'owl' into my photo library search, and this came up, so I figured...why not?
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