Sister Rain’s Note: Fridays are for stories about Piper, but this week Piper has graciously permitted mom to use his spot for a bird story of another kind. It wasn’t until my husband turned the car onto a road and I saw the sign with the gigantic letters, “Z-O-O”…
Meet Piper Hemingway, whose talents have been reduced to helping his mom with tales about his tail, his beak and his feathers. It’s only fair. We all deserve to write our own story. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #piper #birdmom #conure #parrot #adoptdontshop #ahelpingwingparrotrescue
My husband and I recently did a big clean of Piper’s mansion, taking all the toys and perches out, washing them, rolling the empty mansion onto the front porch where I scrubbed it down. We do this twice a year in addition to regular weekly cleanings. The first step, Mister…
Piper loves Nutri-Berries*. He holds them one-handed, for long periods of time, in no hurry, savoring every morsel. He has no intention of giving it up. I have tried to playfully pull one of these snacks away from him, but Piper has a surprisingly powerful grip for a little bird,…
If I saw this photo on a dating app, I would swipe right all day . . . and night . . . long. Those high beakbones. Those beautiful eyes. Those muscular thighs. Some might want tall, dark and handsome. Small, green and feathered is right for me. #sisterrain…
I am able to see images and text much better on the iPad than I am with my eyes. It has something to do with the bright and light and, of course, the fact that I can enlarge everything. Enlargement is key! It is sometimes surprising when I look at…
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…
