She got on my arm...with BOTH FEET!!!

10-17-2007, 08:32 PM

Tonite, Cleo flew off her cage, into the hall and very politely landed on a 5 x 7 picture frame! YIKES!
But she did great, it stood up.
So, she got a lil wobbly and I didn't have the perch near, so I, gulp...stuck out my flesh for her to get on.
She stepped onto my arm and off we went across the room. No biting, no growling, no nothing. Just riding like a kid on a pony at the county fair.
She rode easily across the room on my arm, I kept her up high and together we, for the first time, moved as one, without any wood.
Above, in the heavens...angels sang.
I sat her down on the chair and she hopped off. I exclaimed how good she was, smothered her with treats and praise, wrote poetry for her, commented on how she has trimmed her waistline, how green is a good color for her and I gave her the bachelor's rose.
Then, she flew back to the cage, sat down and tried to eat my arm off and beat me over the head with it when I tried to get her to step on it again...jeez..women!

OH well, for one fleeting moment, those hot/rough feet were firmly planted on my hairy arm and she was happy!
And NOBODY was here to witness it!
Mark

10-17-2007, 09:17 PM

Oh my gosh- that was one of the funnest posts to read EVER! Hilarious! And sooooo awesome!

10-17-2007, 09:25 PM

Awesome and entertaining!

10-18-2007, 12:09 AM

Entertaining post, real good that your arm can be safe if you stuck on a picture.

10-18-2007, 02:15 AM

Must have been cute to see that. Progress!

10-18-2007, 03:25 AM

Your post was so funny.

I am happy you experienced Cleo flying on your arm.

Morena

10-18-2007, 07:35 AM

Mark, you are the PERFECT amazon owner. You take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. LOL

10-18-2007, 07:40 AM

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I exclaimed how good she was, smothered her with treats and praise, wrote poetry for her, commented on how she has trimmed her waistline, how green is a good color for her and I gave her the bachelor's rose.

Loved your post Mark. It's been said you need a sense of humor when you have parrots sharing your home with you. Kudos, you're doing a great job!!

10-18-2007, 07:41 AM

Great post and great accomplishment! What a joyous night for all!

10-18-2007, 08:45 AM

That's great Mark! What a huge step. Just keep having Cleo land on picture frames...so then she'll want to step up on you more often....LOL....j/k!

Really funny post. I love your outlook on things. I think being owned by birds you have to have a sense of humor. They can be very humbling.

"I love you....but not THAT much!" kinda thing.

You take it all in stride....good on ya!