Friday Creature

Today's creature comes courtesy of a guest photographer. Emmie and I were driving into our neighborhood last Friday when she spotted this barred owl, perched on the lampost right next to the road (she actually thought it was one of those plastic garden owls at first, resulting in an exclamation, "There's an owl! And it's real!"). So we skidded to a stop, backed up to get a good angle and took turns snapping photos until another car came up behind us and we had to move along. Emmie snapped this shot, and it turned out better than any of mine. The bird was being aloof, but I got it to look down at us by making squeeky noises.

It's another beautiful Friday out there. We've got a primary election here in Chattanooga on Tuesday, so it'll be a very busy weekend for me. If you're in the area and would like to help (on the Democratic side of things, of course!), there's lots to do -- just get in touch and I'll make sure you're on the list for this weekend's canvassing, election day visibility, prep for our returns party on Tuesday night, or whatever else you're interested in doing. Peaceout!

(Oh, and the kids on the ark are traveling, so be patient as the ark may fill up more slowly than usual.)