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Holiday Haiku

Christmas Day at the Basset Plantation

From all of us to

all of you, happy, joyous

holiday wishes!

 

In DoG We Trust.

Twas the Night Before Birdmas

Twas the night before Christmas,

when all through the cage,

Not a creature was stirring,

no avian rage.

The birds were all roosted,

asleep on their perch,

The peace all-encompassing,

just like a church.

The chicks, they were nestled

all snug in their nests,

No visions of felines disturbing

their rests,

And I in my shirt

from the local bird club

Was contemplating a nice long

soak in the tub,

When out of one cage

there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the couch

to see what was the matter.

Away to the bird room

I flew like a flash,

Tore off the cage cover,

teeth starting to gnash.

The moon on the breast,

of my white face girl Nellie

Shone some light on the scene,

felt a clench in my belly.

Nellie was having a cockatiel fit,

other birdies encouraging her, just a bit.

Flapping her wings with much bumping and bashing,

engaging in crazy cockatiel night thrashing.

I turned on a light

and whispered soft words

About what I’d like

to do with these birds.

But they thought my tone

of voice was just keen,

Soon settled down and

all started to preen.

I sprang up the stairs,

to my birds waved good-bye,

And shaking my head,

I heaved a great sigh.

Stella Senegal exclaimed

ere I was out of sight,

“Happy Christmas to all,

let me give you a bite”.

 

Stella

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Have a Cool Yule!

I really hope this is for real.  The Colonel says it is.  Cute plus a donation is made to the Coalition for the Homeless.  Click on link below.

http://www.draftfcb.com/holiday2011/

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GOTCHA!

A Toast To Tiffin!

Yesterday we sang.

Today we raise a glass to

Tiffin’s Gotcha Day!

 

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Wordless Wednesday

Happy Gotcha Day to Tiffin!

 

Christmas is Coming

 

Christmas is coming

the geese are not getting fat

but we seem to be!

 

Canada Geese on the Reservoir

sorry – listening to the geese behind my house and thinking about holiday baking – at least that is my excuse!!!

 In DoG We Trust.

Hope is the thing with feathers

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all,And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.

…

I’ve heard it in the chillest land

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.
 
Thank you to my daughter (nepotism) who suggested Emily and Dickinson as names for:
 

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Emily and Dickinson

 

and here we have Shrek and Princess Fiona, thanks to Barbara Vasquez and her granddaughter, Denise, without whom they would have been ‘those green cartoon ogre characters’.
 
Welcome to the Bird and Basset Plantation to four more rescued birds!
 
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Reminder Haiku

Birds come tomorrow.

Anybody got some good

ideas for names?

 

Peek at my blog from December 11th for contest!  I will send one of my books – maybe BIRDKU – maybe another one – to the winner!  I will decide once I observe their personalities and confirm at least the budgies are male and female!

In DoG We Trust. 

It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Childhood memories

make simple tree trimming full

of remembered joy.

 

I made THIS ornament!

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Wordless Wednesday