
Oozing attitude – don’t mess with us, mate –, the owls catch my eye. Judgmental lot.
I won’t return to this pub – terrible choice of wall decoration, puts punters off their beer when they go the loo. The owly death stares remind me of Rita. She’ll, no doubt, give me one of hers when I stumble in later.
On the return leg, I focus on the stag – doe-eyed like Melli. She’s waiting, no doubt – I said I’d come back to hers. But I catch another glimpse of the owls’ disapproval. Smug lot.
‘Okay, owls, you win. Home to the wife it is.’
I’ve had owly death stares from a pigeon before, that was disconcerting.
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I can imagine! I’ve just started reading your soap serial – it’s great.
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Oh, thanks Sonya. Likewise! Good to meet a fellow insomniac
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Oh no, you, too? There seem to be rather a lot of us around…
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LOL… the owls of conscience. Nice story!
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Thank you!
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Cute story, Sonya.
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Thanks, PJ 🙂
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I love this story 🙂 You know, I didn’t even notice the owls until after I read this!
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Thanks, Angie! I think that’s one of the great things about writing to photo prompts – different people spot different things 🙂
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Nice story. I never noticed the owls either. I just glanced at it as being a picture on the wall.
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See, this is why these challenges are so great. They owls and their judgemental stares were the first thing I noticed. Thanks, Jessie!
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I didn’t notice the owls! Great story! 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Excellent story! I like the narrator’s “voice.”
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Thank you!
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I can see that chap having that conversation! Well done.
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Thank you 🙂
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I love how just changing the setting (the pub) changed this photo so much. It’s funny how all those eyes bore into us when we’re up to no good!
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Yes, that’s what I thought – they make excellent judgemental eyes. Thanks 🙂
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Owls as babysitters. Now that is magical!
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Thank you! I thought they had a rather disapproving look on their faces 😀
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Like so many of my babysitters when I was little. 😉
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Very unexpected interpretation of the photo!
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Heh, yes, I know. But the owls really jumped out at me 😀
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I am not sure I want to face the women that this guy hangs out with! But the man has quite a subconscious!
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Doesn’t he just? I simply couldn’t get away from those judgmental-looking owls…
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