I’ve nothing against the waning crescent except that you have to get up so early to see it. That said, once when I had a really bad commute and had to get out the door by 5:30 AM to get to work, I saw a proximity of a waning crescent, Venus and Jupiter. It wasn’t a conjunction but it was pretty awesome
Astro 101 lesson: This is a pretty thin waning crescent Moon (the lighted portion is pointing left and slightly downwards), which means it’s visible for only an hour or two before sunrise (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway). So: did the two animals stay up all night, or are they just up quite early in the morning? At least Wimmer doesn’t show the lighted portion facing UPWARDS, as some cartoonists tend to!
stairsteppublishing over 3 years ago
And yet their flight is quiet.
momofalex7 over 3 years ago
They are beautiful birds.
rshive over 3 years ago
And the second is as melodic as the first.
littlejohn Premium Member over 3 years ago
And here I thought that Barn Owls and Screech Owls eat rodents like mice and SQUIRRELS?
Auntie Socialist over 3 years ago
I’ve nothing against the waning crescent except that you have to get up so early to see it. That said, once when I had a really bad commute and had to get out the door by 5:30 AM to get to work, I saw a proximity of a waning crescent, Venus and Jupiter. It wasn’t a conjunction but it was pretty awesome
khjalmarj over 3 years ago
Astro 101 lesson: This is a pretty thin waning crescent Moon (the lighted portion is pointing left and slightly downwards), which means it’s visible for only an hour or two before sunrise (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway). So: did the two animals stay up all night, or are they just up quite early in the morning? At least Wimmer doesn’t show the lighted portion facing UPWARDS, as some cartoonists tend to!
TrudyQ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Well what did you expect?
ST Joe River over 3 years ago
Nice that the owl sat down for a visit rather than eating the little guy as the usually do.
hooglah over 3 years ago
That owl would be crunching on that squirrel.
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
I rarely write poetry. But when I do, it usually involves oranges.
Martin Booda over 3 years ago
Aaaand Joe Pesci runs out of the cabin in his underwear, shooting.
PoodleGroomer over 3 years ago
Check Amazon for the latest collaborative collection of owl and Vogon poetry.
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
They will eat squirrels especially those that are critics….
falcon_370f over 3 years ago
Last I knew, barn owls eat squirrels.
MCProfessor over 3 years ago
You would think the owl would invite the squirrel over for dinner.
DKHenderson 7 months ago
Perhaps the owl could translate his poem from Owl to the basic Woodland-Speak that all the animals seem to know.