Ouzel

The Missing Ship; The Log of the "Ouzel" G.lley, by W.H.G. Kingston

The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

In one example, at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire up to 50% of the current flow of the river Ouzel is from the sewage works outfall from the town's population of 40,000.

Weatherwatch: Drought, river levels and the effect on wildlife 2011

Examination of the chalk springs that feed the upper Ouzel shows they are still flowing, so the river will not run dry, but with no substantial rain in months and bone-dry cracked ground across the whole area there will be no run-off from rain.

Weatherwatch: Drought, river levels and the effect on wildlife 2011

“When is the last time you saw Hugo Cistranos, Ouzel?”

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

“What do you want to do with that phone number Ouzel gave you?”

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

Hackberry stepped in front of Ouzel, raising his hand.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

Ouzel looked back at his house from the shadows the tree made.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

Under a white sun, amid the tangled wire and all the rusted construction equipment Ouzel had hauled onto his property, a cluster of rheumy-eyed longhorns was standing by a recessed pool of rainwater, the sides of the depression strung with green feces.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

All of them were dressed for church, Ouzel in brown shoes and a blue tie dotted with dozens of tiny white stars and a dark polyester suit that shone as brightly as grease.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

Ouzel and his wife and two grandchildren were exiting the side door of their house.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009