Thursday, April 29, 2004

   And the Parrot Barked !
Creak, groan, bump, bump, down comes Mamma, finally from hibernation. I think the stomach virus has settled down. I could truly hug whoever invented !. Chicken Soup, the Original Penicillin, ,and 2. Cola drinks-- when I was a kid, I remember my mother giving us syrup of Coca Cola to settle our stomachs. I remember lots of legendary family cures, but the funny thing is they seemed to work.. well , oral history is usually pretty interesting.
Our parrots are now 14 and 15 yrs old. (One is going to celebrate a hatch day soon-- we actually do celebrate, and get a cupcake for the bird, sing, and everyone eats a little of the "cake", and the bird gets a new toy-- usually wood, or a bell. My birds are so spoiled, we let them ride on their "humans" as much as possible. And if you wonder, yes-- they are potty trained! (to use newspaper or anything newsprint). Dr. Who, the conure, and Ramana (it should be spelled Romana, like Dr. Who's assistant) is a double yellow headed Amazon. She is a wuss bird! She gets startled and a bit frightened, and was easily shy when we first brought her home. But she is very very gentle, and we love to pet her, she sometimes cooes. She is the talented bird when it comes to noises-- she barks like nmy neighbors Chow, and learned how to do cop sirens and microwave oven beeps. When we first moved to the canyon 9 years ago, there was a new microwave. Ramana learned when it chirped, someone would run into the kitchen, and then a wonderful smell would fill the air. And then Ramana would get a treat-- vegetables, and peeerhaps a good treat like a little pasta ! Eventually, she started to chirp and beep-- I would go running into the kitchen, and nothing was cooking. Oh , ,of course the bird looked up as if to say "Mamma, how about a treat".. and I would give her a piece of fruit, and go back to my tasks. My husband said one day "Why do you run like that, because that was 6 beeps, ,and the microwave only beeps 5 times!" Well, I guess I'm the birdbrain of the family. We have moved so many times, I am glad we have been here in the canyon long. It is a beautiful place. At night, the sky is deep turquoise and indigo and clear to see the stars. I think I'm going to try and take a picture of the night sky during this week.
I added a pic to my art-- taking a cue from Ozymandiusjones and mixing up wardrobe among anime characters, I got a giggle thinking what if Kuronekoosama got Vash' coat and glasses, ,say in a poker game.. well if anyone sees it, please leave a comment (first try at computer colouring-- its not as easy as I thought!)

Milkycat, I hope the sadness drifts away-- sending you sweet scented jasmine for your dreams, Kamiya Usagi-- are you dancing, I send you cool jazz, Ozy J, are there cool breezes where you are, I send you a starshine picnic with moonbeams for dessert, Panda-- I hope you and your wonderful pets are having a day of smiles, I send you the canyon mix of desert and forest- yuccas and evergreens, Wolfy--still thanking you for chai (now iced), I send you Cardamom and cinnamon , the spices of life, TAG-- goodday and confetti and everything fun, I send you deep laughter for a good day, and Balinese-- warm neko cuddles in return, and a basket of biscotti. If you happen to stop by, hello to ScirosDarkblade, the owner of a very wit!

O.O.. the parrot barked, so I guess there is someone on the path. Goodday to all friends. I thank everyone who stopped by with warm thoughts that really helped during the crest of the bug.
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