Owlets fledged and the final film
A bit of a sad post I’m afraid
I hate to say it but I’m feeling a little down in the dumps.
The owlets have fledged way earlier this year than the previous two and the weather was a bit rubbish so while the Family stuck around for a few days there just wasn’t the opportunity to photograph or film them as I had hoped to. Last year I headed overseas with my daughter and so I didn’t get the chance and this Year I was looking very much forward to getting as much time as I could with them but nature is nature and they know what they’re doing I guess.
I suppose I feel a little pressured because I really have no idea if I’ll still be on the farm next year for various personal reasons and I wanted to soak up as much time with these beautiful little Owls as I could, but I have to remind myself that I have had the privilege of filming and photographing them for the past few years and some people may never actually see Ruru in the flesh and in the wild their entire life, so I’m grateful for the time that I have had with them.
Truth be told these past few weeks have taken their toll on me somewhat, I haven’t had work for a while due to clients changing things and initially I embraced this “free time” however as I said the weather hasn’t always been ideal and I had a mishap with my truck which set me back with time and finances, other more personal things have also contributed to the sinking feeling lately and so all in all it’s not been as rosie as I would have liked.
Even stupid things like Social media (something I rejoined in order to get my films and photos out there) seems to conspiring against me, unable to post to various groups due to some over zealous Facebook censorship algorithm or some other anomaly that I currently don’t understand.
Still I try not to let myself get too down (although I know there are many out there who would disagree) I think this time of Year is always a struggle for me, I do love the Summer but even after all these Years of living in New Zealand I still can’t quite enjoy Summer in December, much preferring the Northern Hemisphere and cold Winters when it’s December over a Santa in shorts!
This is perhaps why one day I will find myself back in the top half of the globe, but time will tell when and if that happens.
I’m pleased to say that while I may seem a bit down I have at least managed to find the time to get this short film edited and uploaded to Youtube talking about the Ruru and how my interaction with them all started. It’s not as in depth as I would have liked but three years ago when they first turned up I didn’t really think about filming them (aside from the livestream cameras) or even really have an idea I wanted to do this as a project, so it is what it is.
