| Owl |
Did you ever play "Monkey in Sight?" My grandmother and I used to play
when I was little. I had a tiny toy plastic monkey, only an inch and a
half or so tall. Grandma would hide it in sight while I closed my
eyes, and I'd have to look around the room to find it. Once I did, it
was my turn to hide it. I listened so carefully to try to hear where her
footsteps were in the room so I knew where to look, and she was very
good at walking all around so I didn't have an easy task. In retrospect,
it was a fantastic way to keep me occupied. I learned to be patient, and
to pay attention, and to look at things carefully - and all the while I
thought we were playing! Anyhow - in this case it's an owl and you can
play with me. I saw this owl on my lamp post, and heard it, but when I
tried to photograph it - up into the tree it went. I took random shots
in the dark and got lucky with one of them. Can you find the owl?
Look for the reflection of the eyes in the flash.
I went to play that game with my kids since working on this page reminded me of it, and I've figured out why Grandmom used the monkey. It had a little curl at the tip of its tail so we could hang it on things. I just lost a LOT of time going through toys in search of a similar one. There is one here SOMEWHERE....
I've since gotten better photos of other owls:
