Even the brightest light in the chandelier (or the loudest songster in the choir) can still find ways to improve. The best only stay the best because they are constantly bettering their skills. Say you are a “black ops” super-secret agent. Your legend precedes you. The merest whisper of your name, “.007,” sends ferocious foesContinueContinue reading “Day 304: Cockatiel Is Heading In”
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Day 301: Cockatiel Gives Cuteness Assistance
When you’ve had fluffy feathers your whole life, it is easy to forget not every being is so lucky. You are so used to the adoration, the adulation, the fainting fans, the fame – how everyone always wants to be near you just in case one of your feathers falls off and lands on them,ContinueContinue reading “Day 301: Cockatiel Gives Cuteness Assistance”
Day 298: Cockatiel Takes a Grateful Nap
Being part of a flock is always fun, but it is especially fun around the holidays. This, of course, is because your personal Small Chef pulls out all the stops in preparing all your favorite delicacies. When the big day o’ gratitude finally arrives, as the official “alpha” flock member, you can expect to haveContinueContinue reading “Day 298: Cockatiel Takes a Grateful Nap”
Day 297: Gratitude with Feathers and Shells
Here in our little flock, every member has their own reasons to be grateful. Pearl is grateful for his fine and fetching grey and white feathers. (One glance at his flock mates and it is easy to see how lucky he got in this department.) He is also very grateful for his tuneful voice. HisContinueContinue reading “Day 297: Gratitude with Feathers and Shells”
Day 295: Grateful for Feathers
As the day o’ gratitude draws near, it is only natural to find your mind turning to the things you feel thankful for. Let’s say you are small and covered in feathers. So you might feel very grateful for those feathers. And also very grateful for your cute pink feet. And of course quite gratefulContinueContinue reading “Day 295: Grateful for Feathers”
Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster
When your family includes multiple species, you are bound to run into the language barrier sooner or later. Take “Napster,” for example. Clearly, this term means “master napper.” (“Nap” + “ster” – could any translation be more obvious?) And yet somehow, your large featherless flock mates seem to think it has something to do withContinueContinue reading “Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster”
Day 289: A Snuffleupagus with Feathers
Working undercover is not for the faint of feather. You have to be comfortable with all manner of identities…and disguises. Some cover identities may take days or even weeks to put together. You may also need to rehearse switching from one identity to another quite rapidly as the case demands. (Oddly, in this way beingContinueContinue reading “Day 289: A Snuffleupagus with Feathers”
Day 286: Cockatiel in the Case of the Empty Plate
In acting as in life, you just never know what a day may bring. Some days, your plate may be very full….even full to overflowing. On other days, your plate may be….empty. Such is the flexibility required to navigate life as a famous and feathery actor – or even a famous and feathery pint-sized superContinueContinue reading “Day 286: Cockatiel in the Case of the Empty Plate”
Day 283: Cockatiel Is His Mommy’s Tweetheart
Love is a big deal in every species. When you have love, you have survival of the species. When you have love, you have wings to fly and a song to sing. When you have love, you grow cuter every day. When you have love, you are able to attract a large featherless assistant whoContinueContinue reading “Day 283: Cockatiel Is His Mommy’s Tweetheart”
Day 280: Cockatiel Investigates Things That Go Crunch
As any experienced field operative recognizes, sounds can be key clues in an investigation. If something makes a sound, you nab it first and ask questions later. And if it keeps making more sounds after you have pounced, chances are good it wants to tell you everything but is just speaking a different language. ForContinueContinue reading “Day 280: Cockatiel Investigates Things That Go Crunch”
Love & Feathers & Shells 