There is a memory from my teenage years… of being friendly with my school libarian. I still remember her name… Mrs Foot. I was a bit of an avid reader back then, and I remember she recomended a book for me to read, titled: I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven (a best-selling 1967 novel). The book tells the story of a young Anglican priest, named Mark Brian and who unbeknownst to him, has not long to live.
It is funny how memories are triggered, as this particular night at home, I heard an owl call, and that memory popped up. Not that I have any incurable desease, and if my mother is anything to go by (who has now reached the age of ninety years), I should have many years still to come.
Barn Owl, Alice Springs Desert Park NTBarn Owl (Tyto alba), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
So scrolling through some of the images, I present a “parliament of owls”…
Artist and Author Margaret Worthington – Owl JourneysOwl by Annette Williams, Wiluna Art CentreHOWL the Owl by Tim Henderson, Alice Springs NT – Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2025Owlies by Jenny Matthews, Willunga, SA, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2021Natural Owl and Friend by Fay Butt, 66 yrs, WA, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2013Owl Be Seeing Ya by Lyn Gooch, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2021
