The Mystery at the Window
JOURNAL ENTRY #32
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026
This evening’s journal entry is a bit shorter, but that’s perfectly okay. Sometimes the smallest moments leave the biggest smiles.
For the past two evenings, Jim and I have been hearing a mysterious sound right outside our bedroom window after we’ve settled in for the night. Whatever it was, it would suddently hit the window at he head of our bed with enough force that we knew it had wings.
The first night, Jim wasn’t able to spot anything outside. Then, the very next evening, it happened again.
We ruled out a few possibilities. I couldn’t imagine it being a bird flying around in the dark, although stranger things have happened. At the time, our bedroom was the only room in the house with a light on, so I mentioned to Jim that maybe it was a Luna moth. They are certainly large enough to make that kind of sound against a window, although I wondered if it might be a little late in the season.
I didn’t think it was our barred owl, whom I still haven’t actually seen despite hearing him from time to time. It didn’t seem likely to be a bat either, since it was well past dusk when they normally begin flying about.
Then came tonight.
As I headed upstairs to turn in for the evening, there it was — perched quietly on the outside of the window at the top of the stairs.
A beautiful Luna moth.
It seemed perfectly content, enjoying the warm glow from the landing light.
I couldn’t help but smile.
I called it.
Mystery solved.
“Til next time…
Finding Beauty in the Everyday
— LHogarth