Here's my Tyto alba.
Bloody awful isn'it?
I actually think the sketch version (below) is better and I shall be sending it (as soon as Dot opens up the Minjup PO tomorrow) to my Sinophilic Norwegian Aunt who sometimes -- now we know!! -- disguises herself as a penguin.
What do the Chinese know about owls [猫头鹰], after all?
Still, there are compensations for being an aged clockwork rhythm guitarist.
Sometimes those who love send the best things unknowing of their value.
So here are both of the birthday owls, together, in all their splendour:
Sledge