One of the things I love about Piper is that he greets each day with enthusiasm and an inordinate amount of spunkiness. Yes, it’s January 2nd but Piper takes the same stance every single day no matter what the calendar says. As for me, every single day I hope to…
Some people don’t like the snow, yet most would agree that the first snowfall of the year has a touch of magic in every flake. My husband and I were away when the inaugural batch arrived at home. Piper’s wonderful sitter thought to take Piper out to our sunroom facing…
I bought a Funko figure of Blitz, the Seahawks’ mascot, for Piper, although I had an offsides feeling it would result in a too-many-birds-in-the-house penalty and I would be ejected from the game.
Piper’s color palette consists of several shades of green, orange or peach (depending on your Google results or which veterinarian you talk to) and blue. I am unable to see Piper’s colors, except for the blue, which he sports only sparingly. But, wow, does it pack a big punch. It…
For Christmas last year, I gave my husband a Bird Buddy, a smart bird feeder with a built-in camera that captures photos and videos of visiting birds. It connects to an app on your phone to send you notifications and identify bird species. It provides a rare opportunity to get…
Did you know that Piper’s middle name is “Phoenix?” Six years old when he adopted my husband and me, Piper already had his first name, but we had the opportunity to give him a middle name, one that would sit between his history (Piper) and his future (our last name),…
Whenever we watch Seahawks’ games at home and they score a touchdown, my husband and I each raise both our arms straight up in the air, the official signal for a TD, but adding twists back and forth, rather than loudly celebrating. We began doing this when we had our…
In the continuing saga of Where In The World Is Piper?, there is one car ride in particular that has become an annual tradition for him. My husband and I support local fire departments by purchasing ham and chicken dinners from multiple fire companies in the area, whenever they are…
Every Columbus Day weekend, the bird store where we purchase Piper’s food and toys has a 30% off everything sale, the event is called Parrot Palooza. Although we had stocked up on both in July, we made the drive to Bird Paradise in Burlington, New Jersey to at least buy…
Although it is Halloween, I assure you that Piper does not need an exorcism. Like most parrots, Piper can turn his head around 180 degrees due to his flexible neck and greater number of neck vertebrae than humans. This allows parrots in the wild to scan their surroundings for predators…
