Pekabo rings in the New Year!! Actually he was yawning, but nobody has to know that except you and me…Thanks to Kathleen for this photo.
Entries from December 2007
December 28, 2007
Love in the Palm of Your Hand
This sweet grey cheek parakeet is Forest, owned by Mike Dini. I had a grey cheek like this (his name was Peeper) for 20 years and he was snuggly like this, too. When my husband Bill and I were dating back in the 80’s (ancient times), he lent me the money to buy Peeper – [...]
December 25, 2007
Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Quantum Leaps and Pekabo, a grey cheek owned by Kathleen.
Did you notice the nose is missing from one of the mice? Guess who did that?
December 24, 2007
The Physics of Santa
I found this article in my favorite newsweekly magazine The Week. Experts did some calculations about what Santa would have to do to service all the homes he is purported to visit each year:
Experts have shown just how remarkable Santa Claus’ annual feat of delivering presents to the world’s good boys and girls really [...]
December 23, 2007
Artichoke Impersonator
This is Pekabo, a Grey-cheeked Parakeet (actually a small parrot) owned by Kathleen, after his bath and before shaking off. We think he looks like an artichoke!
December 22, 2007
Joy of Bathing
Just look at these guys and gals. They are part of Carolyn’s flock, whom you may remember as the “parrots in a pear tree”from yesterday’s post. You can see the sheer joy and exhilaration of getting clean!
In Carolyn’s words:
This photo was taken at my parents’ house when we all moved in with them while [...]
December 21, 2007
A New Song
Here is a new twist on the “Partridge in a Pear Tree” song… amazingly Carolyn had her camera ready to take this unposed photo of her pet birds (of course it was unposed – there is no way you could get independent minds like these to pose!)
Carolyn has quite a flock…here’s the roll call:
Libby & [...]
December 20, 2007
Pretty but…
This is very beautiful, however I noticed that no landings are shown!!! What does that mean????
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262
December 19, 2007
A Baby is Born
You may remember about 3 posts ago (I know, there haven’t been that many lately) where I posted a photo of Shane’s homecoming with his pregnant wife Trisha.
Well, yesterday their baby was born, named Ayden James, and it was so miraculous that father Shane’s military service was timed for him to be at the birth!
The [...]
