Barred Owl and a Busy Week

(Taken from me bedroom window)

(I had to sneak outside for a closer look)

(He/she was a bit camera shy)

Have you ever heard barred owls communicate with each other? It is the craziest sound. I have not lived in the woods all that long and earlier this summer I heard them carrying on just outside my bedroom window. Scared. The. Heck. Outofme. They sound like...monkeys...or what I imagine monkeys would sound like if they were just outside my window. (You can hear them here)

This week is going to be a bit hectic. Saturday is Luke's first birthday party. The in-laws as well as my mom and step dad are supposed to arrive on Friday and I may just lose my mind trying to get this house ready for company. With that said posts will probably be a bit slim in the next week or two.

County Fair

I spent a little bit of time wondering around the fair this weekend. It was not very eventful but the lights sure were pretty. No rides for this lady. I used to love rides but seeing some of them make my stomach turn just thinking about them....not to mention the fact that they were put up in a matter of hours and are taken down just as quickly! (...I am turning into my mother)