Well Y'all, It is time..........I taught many of my flock members to STEP-UP & now they are squawking at me lately to STEP-DOWN and give them more attention.

I consider myself privileged & honored to have worked with our team of Hosts & Mods whom I consider the best and most dedicated people I have seen on any bird related or any other type forum on the Internet. A fairer and more professional bunch will not be found anywhere IMO. Their admirable "Vision" (the way I understand it) of a drama-free environment where everyone is welcomed for open discussion of all matters that will benefit each and everyone of our birds is such a bright star to shoot for. Not sure it can be attained considering the nature of us Martians & Venusians but who knows for sure - maybe it can be someday, if anyone can do it - they can.

Btw, I am not going anywhere and will still be posting here on this Board as often as I have time for, so for any of ya that were hoping I was gone totally (& I know there probably are a few, especially some "guests"), I will show this to ya = .............

Oh Swampy!!!! Please stay close by!

~J~ First and foremost THANK YOU for all the hard work and time you've given us! It's been my pleasure from day one working with you.

I wanted ~J~ to give 52 weeks notice but I know how busy his schedule is and his birdies need him, so I had to give a little on that notice.

~J~ please know if time permits in the future we would love to have you back on board as a Moderator.

Once again so much! Love ya!!

Thanks Joel for all of your hard work and contributions as a Mod. I only regret that my time to work with you was limited.

Thank you Joel! We expect regular photo updates on all those babies now, ok?

Thank you for your hard work & for the laughs you provided.

Now jest you wait a doggone second there Joe here iam sitin in this too little bikini waytin fer ya to teach me more bout proper F.S. Lightin soas i kin pass it along ya kent upnleave till i lernt it all. Spell check that!

I have an advantage living near Joel.
If we don't hear from him often enough, I kin go lookin fer im.

Love Ya, Grammy

I think you will be missed Joel.

OK ....thanks for all the time you've spent ....you get to rest for awhile





Entertaining us with all the trouble you took with your postings EVEN THE fonts....









Discussions.....







Advise......









And helping us all to be better friends and caretakers of birds.....







It's been my pleasure knowing you Joel and you better not go far....







Oh, just one more little thing....

Great post Cindy! Your first smilie perfectly depicts the way I was feeling when I first learned Joel was gonna leave us... I feel much better knowing that he's still gonna be around. Thanks for all your hard work Joel, and I hope you'll join us again as a mod in the future when/if things calm down at the Compound!