Tonight on my way home from botanical illustration class, I had been telling MG about this project. I was telling her about how people don't know the trees in their own yard, city, parks, state - (or, in my case, any trees) - and then when i got home, after talking about my tree - i saw a speckle-bellied owl fly above the car and land in the norway spruce (60 feet tall) - the owl sat there for quite a while.
Something special came with the owl, most certainly a blessing. \