Plant Owl

Update on the meeting at the wetland site this morning: The meeting went well. I met the developer for the first time and it was good to find some common ground with him (running). We all had our say amicably and without any arguing. At the end, the developer and I shook hands and said 'Nothing personal. See you on the (running) road', and it went off well. The decision maker from the Goverment Department facilitated the site meeting very well, and in my opinion, she appeared impartial and objective. We now sit and await the outcome.
I've just been on our National Talk Radio station, 702 Talk Radio, giving an update on PPO's award etc.
All in all, a good day.

Pot Plant Owl
7:20pm Central Africam time: just seen Pappa on a rooftop nearby. He hooted for quite a while and eventually flew in the opposite direction of 'our' wetland. So nice to hear Pappa again! Didin't see PPO or Merlin and Timka, but that is not unusual. They are often in another area to Pappa in the early evening.

Thursday, December 15, 2011
PPO Family Sighting - 15 December
19h15 Central African Time: Do you ever get that nagging 'feeling' that you need to stop whatever you are doing, and move to another spot, or do something else? It happens to me a lot.

Sometimes it occurs when I am right in the middle of doing something I enjoy, and the 'disruption' confuses me. An inner monologue ensues of "No, I want to carry on with..." counter-argued with "but you should do this or that now". Inevitably, the nagging 'feeling' wins, and I stop what I am doing and move on.

This happened last night while reading a riveting book. I eventually put my book down and 'followed the feeling' upstairs, and out onto the balcony. And lo and behold, my nagging 'feeling' was right on the mark.

There, standing in all her splendid glory, was Pot Plant Owl on the rooftop right next to ours. Standing on the balcony, I could hear Pappa hooting in the distance. I stood watching PPO and softly talking to her. It was my first opportunity to chat to her about her award, and what it means. She seemed to listen to me for a while - probably thinking 'What are you doing on MY balcony?'

After ten minutes went by, I wanted to leave her in peace, and again, the nagging 'feeling' kept me standing on the balcony watching. As soon as I resolved to remain on the balcony until PPO left, not one, not two, but three owls flew past me, past PPO on the rooftop and down into the wetland. Pappa, Merlin and Timka did a fly-by to say hello.

It was magical watching the two chicks, led by their strong hunter father. They fly with ease now, and if I didn't know any better, I would have assumed I had watched three adult owls fly past.

As soon as they flew past PPO, she turned her head, and watched them fly into the wetland. Shortly after, she too flew off the rooftop to hunt.

So my advice?

Listen to your nagging 'feelings', your 'intuition', your 'sixth sense' your 'inner voice'or whatever label you see fit to use.

You are guaranteed to experience something of benefit to you.

I certainly did!

Pot Plant Owl

I sat on "PPO's" balcony last night and she flew past on her way to the wetland to hunt. I could have sworn she turned her head and eyed me out, as if to say "Don't get too comfortable! It is still my balcony!"

Pot Plant Owl

‎22 Dec PM: We watched all 4 owls on the complex rooftops for a while. The chicks are flying strongly but are still distinguishable as 'chicks' (still have some fluff on them, and are smaller). We heard Timka hissing like crazy for food - can't believe the little 'stinker' is still expecting Mom or Dad to fetch the food - lol.

Saturday, December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
From us all in 'Pot Plant Owl' land, I'd like to wish you all a very Blessed Festive Season and Happy Holidays.

Our owl family have been very active in the immediate area, over the past few days. We've seen both chicks hissing and bopping their heads - Timka, of course, is the loudest.

It's a wonderful Christmas gift to see how healthy they are, and to know they are doing well.

Merry Christmas everyone!