Owlicious

group of owl figures

In junior year of high school, we had to keep a writing journal in English class. At a loss of what to write one day, I started off with transcribing what I could remember of a dream where an owl was taking me to another land to help my friends, and when the owl landed, I asked it who it was. It said, “Don’t you know? I’m you.” Eventually, this morphed into an ongoing storyline with all sorts of friends inserted as characters. (And of course, we all had magical powers and could shape-change into specific animals and had fated true loves … *ahem* It was high school.)

Anyway, ever since, I’ve always felt a fondness for owls (which retroactively included the metalwork owl in Clash of the Titans and any other version of Athena’s chosen messenger). My kids discovered this a couple of years ago, so now owls are one of their go-to presents for me. Hence, the collection that lives on my desk and keeps me company as I work.

Today, I’m grateful for ever-present reminders of my kids’ love. What are you grateful for?

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6 Comments

  1. What a great collection!

  2. Aww, that’s sweet. And Archimedes was a wonderful owl, too. Imagine my surprise when I went to a falconry demonstration and learned owls are dumb :O.

  3. Ashe Elton Parker

    Owls are one of my favorite animals too! That’s a great collection, Erin. Yay for loving, attentive kids who know just what their Mom likes!

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