The Weekend in Black and White.

 

Three Wise Owls

(no, not monkeys!)

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Beautiful small models by Nemesis Now.

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The Weekend in Black and White.

Puzzled Owl

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The Weekend in Black and White.

The two sides of my husband's glasses-case.

(He likes owls!) 

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The Weekend in Black and White.

Last Saturday was Aileni's 80th birthday.

Our children clubbed together to bring the local falconer (Martin Moloney) to Eldest Son's house with two owls, a long-eared owl and Aileni's favourite since a child - a barn owl.

In the first photo the owl moved slightly, but Aileni is clear.

 

The day was bright, and the windows are large, giving rather too much back light, but the experience was wonderful.  (Yes, I got to hold the owls as well!)

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ABC Wednesday - O.

Denise is the originator of this theme.
She is very unhappy at the moment, having suffered the sudden loss of her dog.
You are in all our hearts, Denise.

This week we have reached the letter O.
In this house, O can only be for OWLS.

Yes, I know I am a dragon addict, but my husband is an owl person. His earliest memory is of an owl hooting, and he has always loved them.
This is the first owl in his collection. It came from an old hotel in Swansea, very many years ago, and has stayed with him since. It normally lives in a glass dome, but my camera refused to focus properly because of the reflections. So here is Spook, exposed to the world.

All the family looks out for more owls for his collection.

Small...

...and large.

Sometimes I wonder how we find room for ourselves, with all the collections in the house!
Please see the ABC page for this week's participants. MckLinky misbehaved earlier, so you may need to check the comments to find everyone.