Quickly, as long as I have a minute, let me take care of this week’s challenge immediately: To beak on or to beacon, that’s the question.
Problems with English
I love Patrick’s one-word prompts
but today
I saw “Beacons”
and read it as:
bee cons,
bacons!
be aco(r)ns,
beak ons,
something to do with bik (bull in Slovenian),
big ones,
anything but beacons
because frankly
I wouldn’t know how to use one in a sentence,
unless it’s what the Statue of Liberty is holding.
And now seriously, see his photo and read his poem, the last stanza is a marvel.
Here is a creature with its beak on that I spotted suddenly earlier this month at 10 am a few steps from my Tuscan home. It was the first such sighting.
This sequence happened very quickly. First spotted. 
A wider view to show its position. 
Unblur, dammit! 
That’s better. Hi, little owl! 
It sees me as a threat. 
And flutters away. 
To the higher branch.
In response to Patrick Jennings’ Pic and a Word Challenge #198: Beacons
Manja Mexi Moving (closed) 
He is so cute! “unblur, dammit”—my constant cry. Thanks for the support, Manja.
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Hehe, Lois, thank you. My point-and-shoot has some problems with the automatic focus recently.
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😜 that owl 🦉 is watching you 😱
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Hihih, queen Victoria, so it is! 🦉🦉🦉 Nice image! 😉 Thanks!
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Oh my god, I love that owl.
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Thank you, Bojana. 🙂 I had a strong feeling that I kept hearing its noise the whole day and night. But we have many birds around.
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That’s what owls do to you.
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What an exciting sighting! And, such a cutie too! Your “Unblur dammit”, is my “quit hunting dammit!” cry when that happens to me.
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Hehe, thank you, Deborah. Quit hunting as a cry to your camera or to your ‘prey’? 😉 I also love the expression “exciting sighting”. It’s a singalong!
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It’s usually a cry to my lens since it’s the one most likely not to focus on what I point it at when it’s most crucial!
LOL! I love that…a singalong! 😀♪♪♪♪
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What a sight! I hear owls here, but haven’t seen one yet. (K)
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Thanks, K. 🙂 I just hope it wasn’t injured. Or hungry. I hear they eat insects.
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Lovely! I find that owl is not easy to observe. You captured so well. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Amy. 🙂 I hadn’t even spotted one around here before, let alone photograph it.
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Owls are so cool! Nice shots, Mexi.
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Thank you so much, Jane. 🙂 I was completely floored and just in time too.
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You could beckon the bacon to grease the beacon that sits on hill. ; )
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That’s the spirit. 🙂 Thanks, Jan. Sounds like a first verse of something.
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How utterly enchanting.
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Thank you, Scooj! 🙂 I hope you’re enjoying the summer. I’m so much busier than usual and it shows through my diminished blogging activity. Will be back.
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Enjoying it to a certain extent. Working mostly.
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Such a cute beak!
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Thank you, Amanda! 🙂 I was so surprised. I’m glad I was able to click before it ran away.
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That is always the difficult part of photographing wildlife. They move so quickly
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Look how small this owl is! Lucky you for capturing.
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Thank you, Denny. 🙂 Yes, it was tiny. I’m not sure if it’s a young owl or a small variety.
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be con-centrated, and you’ll find the little owl. Wonderful work, Manja. 🙂
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Hehe, nice addition, Markus. Thank you! 🙂
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Congratulations on the owl. Cute little one.
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Thank you, Sherry. 🙂
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Oh my hosh, such a cutie!!! Unblur!! 🤗
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(Hosh or gosh, whatever..!)
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Thank you, SMSW. I hope you’re well. I’m busy as hell!
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Really? Still in Slovenia?
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Yes! All the time something going on. Tomorrow two sisters Larkin Poe at Lake Bled after swimming. 🙂 For free! Check them out!
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Sweet captures! Pretty winged things!
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Thank you, Joey. It was only one thing, but yes, all are pretty. 🙂
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Oh great capture! I’m so glad you spotted the owl soon enough to get an unblurred shot. The one in which it’s staring directly at you, assessing your threat level, is perfect. ❤ I think your interpretation of the challenge word is neat. You have that advantage, not being as familiar with how some English words and phrases are used with alternate meanings. It opens your mind up to imagine what else….and then you see all kinds of possibilities I never would have thought of. I'm afraid I might think of owls next time I see Lady Liberty.
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It may be true, Crystal. It’s indeed an advantage. Thank you! 🙂 Your last sentence is hilarious. 😀 Yes, think of owls and me.
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