HAPPY EASTER!Hi everyone! Easter is only a couple of days away, and whether you are celebrating the Resurrection, Passover, the coming of spring, or the invention of the solid chocolate bunny, my flock and I wish you a very wonderful day!!
Spring is in the air for most of you out there, but for us here in Alaska, real Spring is slooow moving at best! Mom is hoping for a real Easter Egg Hunt outside without the residual snow from the winter, and she may just get her wish. Most of the snow is gone now, which makes her happy. But her dream of wearing shorts and a tank top are a little premature. Oh, well. She'll make the best of it. She always manages to find a silver lining even in the darkest recesses of a black funnel cloud. And even if it creates a little embarrassment for us birds....
FLASHBACK: DECEMBER, 2010..........
FLASHBACK: DECEMBER, 2010..........
Last year mom was super bummed that she couldn't take us birds out to enjoy the Christmas lights with her. She wanted us to see first hand the flickering lights and bright colors. She likes to experience fun stuff with us, but it was only 10 degrees, and taking us outside was just not an option. Yeah she could have taken us in the car, but she is the complete epitome of anality. All the "what-ifs" started blasting her brain: what if the tire blows, what if the car stalls, what if there were an accident, what if the heater goes out, what if, what if, what if, WHAT IF.
Irritated over her inability to have the total Christmas experience with us, she began her usual yearly rant about moving away from Alaska. In moments like these, she is willing to move anywhere that is warmer year round. Suddenly a little book that she had received as a gift several Christmases ago caught her eye. The book is called "Mrs. Ballard's Parrots" . She had been going though a box earlier in the day, and there was the book laying right on top of the box.
Mom sat next to our cages with the book. She laughed and laughed as she turned the pages, and I wondered what was up. I came down from my perch on high to get a closer look, and what I saw sent a cold chill down my tail and made my feathers ruffle. Judging by the look on mom's face and from the laughter spewing forth from her mouth, I knew her bad mood had just been transformed into a new and brightly shining idea. And this new idea was intended to add a little holiday joy and laughter, complete with photos, captions, and postings all over the web. I don't know how her brain works or why. All I know is that she takes on a weird glow when new ideas erupt from her head. Kind of like a pyroclastic flow from a volcano. The book is cute as hell. But must I pay the price?
Jose's Humiliation:
This little number was bought strictly for me. Go figure. Jose the Grinch. Laugh it up. Thank goodness this is where it stopped, and that mom's creative genius suddenly and inexplicably came to a halt. Was she ever able to convince me to wear it? HA! Luckily, this hat has somehow been lost in the deep recesses of the apartment's Black Hole somewhere, never to return. Check out the photos below from the book "Mrs.Ballard's Parrots". This could have been ME were it not for divine providence.........
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| Mom had visions of me in this outfit dancing in her head...ACK! |
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| Whoa! Do you think I'd look good with "Hell's Feathers" tatooed on my crop? |
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| Make no mistake: mom is seriously thinking of putting me in this tux when SHE gets married! |
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| Oh HELL NO! |
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| I hardly think Tiger Woods could compete with this. |
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| Hello little lady! May I woo you with my Spanish guitar? |
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| Ok I may consider wearing THIS outfit IF it says San Francisco GIANTS!! (not!) |
What's the moral of this story? Do yourself a favor and buy a DOLL. HEHEHE
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
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