A sound we have waited for all summer

It was early for Saturday walk and we saw few cars and no people on our way down to the park.

A car in the far parking lot near the river started up and left as we arrived - strangers - odd behavior...

One of the walkers we have not seen in months showed up. We were so glad to see him.

A fawn was in the far meadow. We don't know where the rest of the herd was, but the dogs acted excited during the whole walk. The deer could have been in the woods on either side (or both sides) of us and we would not know...the underbrush still blocks our view into our small forest.

As we walked the dirt road we noted the dried mud was quickly turning to loose dust. Our tracks from the "very muddy day" were still there, but few others.

And then we heard it, "Whoo hoo."

There is an owl in the park.


The wildflowers are forcing more blooms to welcome him. The rains of last week have encouraged the clematis to bloom.

And there is an owl in the park.


Our distracted (dogs after a bird) count:
6 cars
2 dogs barking
1 owner shouting
2 morning trains