Boelus News

As of Sunday, the South Loup River was up just a small amount, 110 cubic feet per second (cfs), and the Middle Loup River at St. Paul was down about nine percent, with a reading of 515 cfs.

I don’t have much to report on the Loup this week, as I spent most of the week in Des Moines, Iowa at the home office of Principal Financial Group for work. Before I left on Monday, the granddaughters were very concerned, as they didn’t know who would make Shawn’s lunches. He did just fine without me for a few days. Moses got to spend the daytime with Jan, one of his handlers. As for me, I can say the drive there and back was full of fall colors. I heard a great horned owl tonight and decided to learn more about them. The oldest great horned owl on record was at least twenty-eight years old. The female is larger than her mate. The male owl has a larger voice box and deeper voice. They are the most common owl in North American and live in all areas. They eat mammals, mice, and frogs. The great horned owl is the most dangerous predator of the American crow. They have a deadly grip that takes twenty-eight pounds of force to open. They have large eyes and pupils that open widely in the dark. They have excellent night vision. Their eyes don’t move but their heads swivel more than 180 degrees to look in any direction. Because of their night vision, the Ancient Greeks considered them wise.

Proverbs 2:6 says, “The Lord gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”