Rambo

Rambo (ahem, I mean Blu) likes to find any reason to use his shotgun out on the New Day land. So this morning, when the Zambian guys came to tell him that there was an owl flying around in Wes & Laurie’s attic, he loaded up and was ready to go.

The guys out here are pretty fascinated with Blu’s shotgun, but add to that the fact that it was an OWL, and there was just chaos around here! Owls are associated with witchcraft in Zambia – for instance, some missionaries have had dead owls thrown over their fences in attempts to “curse” them. (I imagine the people here probably think Wes & Laurie are doomed since the owl was found in their attic!)

Blu took 3 shots at the owl, from 10 feet away, and missed. Aw…poor Blu.


But wait! After climbing up to investigate, it turns out the owl was hit! (Blu said it was a slow kill…) So after a quick English lesson to the kids (wings, head, eyes, feathers), Blu gave each kid a feather as a souvenir and everyone got back to work! Never a dull moment at New Day :)


UPDATE BY BLU: IN MY DEFENSE, IT WAS DARK, I WAS IN AN ATTIC, AND THE OWL WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT AT ME. SCARY... WHEN I FIRED THE FIRST SHOT AND HE DIDN'T EVEN BLINK, IT BECAME EVEN MORE SCARY. WHEN I SAW THE 17 HOLES THAT ARE NOW IN WES AND LAURIE'S ROOF, I WAS EVEN MORE AFRAID (OF WES, NOT THE OWL). ALL THAT TO SAY, IT IS NOT A COMPLETE SURPRISE, GIVEN THE INCREDIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT A BULLET OR TWO (OR THREE) MIGHT STRAY A BIT. (AND IT'S A RIFLE, FIGURED IT WOULD DO LESS DAMAGE THAN A SHOTGUN :)