Eyes Wide Shut

thanks so much, Dennis!!!! Isn’t he just adorable?? I need to do a little research and get his name!!!! Bless him!!!

Ahh Bill … sure and it’s full of the blarney ye are!!! LOL!!! But thank you!!!!

Glenna, I’m with you!!! How DO they do that????? ROFL!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!!!!!

thanks, Renee … I have half a dozen of him … ALL with his eyes shut right … at one point he swiveled his head a bit and I got all excited … hoping for the eyes to open, but it was not to be …

Our garden backs up to the woods and we hear them all the time … we can even “talk” to them … call out at night … and they’ll answer!!! But I’ve only seen them a few times. They’re nocturnal. This particular guy I found out in Arizona on my trip last week at the Senora Desert Museum … “museum” being a very broad brush term as everything is mostly outside.

Thanks, Karen!!!!! I don’t know if he was watching me or not … I think I was doing my usual animal-cooing … trying to coax a fun facial expression or something … but he studiously ignored me!!!

Awwww … thankeeeee, Beviekinzzz!!!!

Hiii Van!!!! Thank you so much, hon!!

Thanks so much, Joanne!!! The color scheme is pure Arizona!!! if you live out there and don’t like the color brown, you’re in a world of hurtin’!!! LOL!!!

thanks so much, Heather!!!!!!!

Well, thank you, sweetie!!! I’ll pop it right in!!!!!

Hello my dear John!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!

Hiiii Lori … well, see, the trick with owls is, they’re nocturnal … and they sleep during the day … as evidenced by my little buddy!!! Finding them awake in daylight is petty rare. I haven’t seen them here at our house in daytime in a long, long time. But keep looking!!! And let me know when you get your shots!!!

Thank you sooo much!!!

Hiiii Jan, hon!!!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!! I love finding just the right titles … it’s the icing on the cake!!!

Thanks, Bela!!!!!

Hiii sweetie!!! We have them here too .. and at night we have owl-conversations, lol!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!! Poor thing, looks like he’s about to fall right over, doesn’t he??? LOL!!

Hiii Malcolm!!! thank you, thank you!!!

Thanks so much, Evita!!!!!!!

Hiii Lorraine!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!!

Thank you!!!! I was afraid it was a bit too monotone-ish … so I’m glad to hear that you liked it!!!! Thank you again!!

Thanks so much!!!! YAY!!

Thanks, Jennifer!!!!! Isn’t he just the most adorable????

Thanks, Pauline, sweetie!!!!!

LOL!!! Thanks so much, John!!!!!

Hiii Daniel!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Hi Don … You’re right!!!!!! I really like it when I come up with a title that matches the shot … and the minute I saw this one the title from that old movie popped into my head!!

thank you so much, Don!!!! You know how much your opinion means to me … I so appreciate you!!

Thank you so much, Paolo!!!!

thank you!!!!

Thanks so much, Mary … I wish I had gotten one with his eyes open, but I know I should be happy with what I’ve got, lol!!!! He was such an adorable little thing!!!

Hey Franklin!!!!!!! heavens … how could I have missed your great note!!!!! thank you!!!! This particular shot wasn’t exactly in the wild, per se … this “museum” is like a huge preserve with lots of animals here and there. I was very lucky this guy happened to be taking his afternoon nap near where i was walking, lol!!!!!!! I DO wish he’d have opened his eyes, tho!!!!! LOL!!!! Thank you again!!!

Thank you so much!!!!! WHEEEE!!!! I’m so thrilled!!!!!!

Donna thank you so so much!!!! What a wonderful honor!!!!!!!