Day Four on Caturday Art day with Hoot

 

I have a new friend; On Day four Hoot came to visit again, and he stayed until lunch and sat in my lap and played with my gator toy. I asked him to bring Hooter and Hootie but he said they had other plans Can you find my new friend in my 'lap'? Do dogs have laps? 

Beau, should have said Fiction or maybe

The True story is continued from yesterday when 3 owls came to visit, 3 days in a row.

 Hoot was sitting on the pool deck when I, the Mama eased out the door in the dark, Friday morning. He was sitting by the swing and as I stepped out, he lifted to the limb just above my head. 

 I stood staring and then I started slapping the swarm of flying ants off my arms and face.

I had totally forgotten the reason the kitchen light was off was because

this is the time of year that flying ants swarm, they come in the house just at daybreak if there is a light on and the swarm dies. Just a few days ago we had to go dark in the house because one came in the kitchen. They swarm because they are dying. 

I had to vacuum them off the floor.

don't fret, it only lasts a few days, and they are gone until next year.

Rain stirs up the ants and our five minute shower was done and gone and The pool deck was wet from rain at 6 AM. 

The lightbulb went off over my senior head and I realized I was disturbing 

the breakfast buffet for 3 juvenile Owls.

Owls hunt at daybreak. Daybreak is not sunrise, daybreak is when the sky is light but the yard is dark.

This is the feeding time of the owls and when we hear them talk.

They eat insects, mosquitoes/gnats/ants, bats, rats, mice, small birds.

these guys were feasting on the dying flying ANTS.

There I was scaring them away. the Owls, not the ants.

There will be no more viewing of these precious small birds of prey, I have had my thrills.

There are no photos because it is dark when I visit with them.

I had four days of Wonder! 

ALERT! we are taking Sunday Off from blogging on both blogs, Mama has some STUFF to do.