[Nixxxed]

Nice view. I like trees.
Have you always had such a thing for birds?


No, my fascination with birds started when I lived in with a friend in her house in South Austin. She had a great front yard with lots of native plants that attracted hummingbirds and swarms of butterflies. But for some strange reason, not too many birds. I bought some wild bird seed from a nursery one day, set it out, and my view of the world was forever altered.

When I think about it, it seems birds are the only truly free land animals left on earth. All the others have been compartmentalized. Birds can go anywhere they want at any time.

All of my pet birds have been adopted from people who weren't able to keep them. They all have their wings and are free to fly throughout my 3-room little apartment when I let them out for playtime. Yes, it can get a little messy at times, but "strategically placed newspaper" and the new "It-pulls-the-dirt-to-the-bottom" Pine-Sol work wonders. And I don't mind a bit. There's just something about sitting reading a book and having a lovebird whizz by my head that is priceless to me. Or, having a cockatoo sitting on my shoulder nuzzling his head in my neck as I type this message...

By the way, here's Rocky: