Articles, essays, and features about Piper.
If you could turn your head one-eighty degrees Would you spend time looking back there? And if you could rotate your head like Piper Do you think that people would stare? #SisterRain #ALittleSightALotOfHeart #Piper #BirdMom #Conure #Parrot #AdoptDontShop #AHelpingWing
We have jumped the shark . . . er, the parrot. The Great Pumpkin has sprinkled its pumpkinness everywhere and you either love it or you hate it. The early arrival of the flavor, before summer is officially over, is of great debate. There are pumpkin Little Debbies, Goldfish Crackers,…
While going through files in our cabinet to clean it out as much as possible, I spent some time going though the “Piper” folder. Its sections include saved tags of his favorite toys taped to stock paper to make reordering easier, reports from his annual checkups at the vet, instructions…
I have not provided an update on Piper and his girlfriend for over a year and a half. My apologies. Previous Stories Piper and his gal are doing great as a couple. What would their couple name be? Piper + Vac = Pac? Vac + Piper = Viper? Dirt Devil…
Piper’s Gotcha Day (click here) is the day before my husband’s birthday. What did Piper get for his special day, you may ask? Well, he got his dad’s wrapping paper when he was done opening gifts. Wrapping paper to chew or toss off the table is one of Piper’s favorite…
Enjoying a very delightful raspberry margarita at Old ‘76 House in Tappan, New York (click here), I decided to take a picture of my refreshing beverage. I never know what images I will need to accompany my stories. Plus, my husband and I joke that it’s for the Gram, something…
It is always fascinating to watch Piper move a toy to exactly where he wants it. The other day I noticed he was sitting between his sneaker and his drum. I don’t know if he did that on purpose or if it’s just where they all ended up during play….
After my husband gave Piper his weekly shower in our bathroom (click here), he brought down a smelly, wet bird. Mister Rain then went to do a few things, but returned soon after and stood by the mansion (we never call it a cage). I didn’t know what he was…
We like to get Piper outside as much as possible; my husband often takes him with him when he is working on projects around the exterior of the house. It quickly becomes apparent, though, that Piper thinks he is doing Mister Rain a favor by supervising the project. Those bird…
No, I do not have dandruff. What I have is an orange-fronted conure (a type of small parrot) who has enjoyed a couple of pistachios on my shoulder. Even though I knew it would require cleanup when he was done, but I felt bad; I had just been in the…
