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Two owls inspire former Superintendent Ben Wortham

PHOTO BY BEN WORTHAM
Posted 6/15/23

ORANGE PARK – For Clay County Supertindant Ben Wortham and his wife, Sylvia, noticed two owls recently sitting in a willow tree near their sunroom. Their backyard is next to a lake and wetlands. …

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Two owls inspire former Superintendent Ben Wortham


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ORANGE PARK – For Clay County Supertindant Ben Wortham and his wife, Sylvia, noticed two owls recently sitting in a willow tree near their sunroom. Their backyard is next to a lake and wetlands. “They were beautiful,” the couple said. “They reminded us of the short poem … “A wise old owl sat in an oak, the more he listened, the less he spoke. The more he heard … Why can’t we be more like that old bird!”