Yeah, didn't we all Bill and I don't think this kid did any worse than most 14 year old boys did...including me.
If kids aren't living dangerously, they aren't having any fun.
Excellent pics of that owl, looks like your sitting right beside her.
Been quite a few great owl pictures posted here lately and their always great to see.
Everything seems good over my way too Cliff, infact several homes on my road has their tanks filled up just this past Friday.
Hopefully it stays this way.
Ya don't need to live in the Arctic to freeze your stach
Enjoy your vacation down south Dave, I'm sure your more than ready for some sun & warm temps after the winter you fellas are having up there.
My Grandparents had a waterfront home up in the NW corner of Simcoe back in the 60's and I remember one spring day when the ice was starting to break up and there was a real strong wind from the south east. We stood on shore watching the ice move towards us and move right up onto shore and pile up about 10' or so.
Anything in it's path was destroyed including several boathouse and whatever else was in the way. I remember thinking how impressive the incredible power was but also pretty darned scary at the same time.
Not much can stop Mother Nature when she's on a mission.