OK, I don't want to go down there if I can't see you! I'll definitely let you know way ahead of time.

Theres not much left to April already is there? Im already thinking of planting my May flowers. We are so busy in this weather. We have 8 cubic yards of mulch coming hopefully next weekend weather permitting. This weekend we prep and weed. The pond has to be overhauled which is a nightmare. John falls in at least once every year. Of course theres daily cages and birdie meals to interrupt the work. I want you to come when its nice out so we can sit outside with the fishies! Maybe throw some dogs on the grill and listen to the wild birds chirp! Our yard is very very tiny and closed in the with tall trees. Its a pleasant place when the brats next door arent screaming 10 ft away.

Oh I would love that! That sounds like fun Leigh! I am always up for a barbacue. I'll bring the booze.

So we'll shoot for a day further into the spring or whatever works for you. It sounds like you've got a lot of work ahead of you! But I do spend more time down there in spring and summer anyway. I have friends and my father lives in Freehold. He's bugging the hell out of me to get down there with Ryan.

Please take a picture of John falling in the pond. PLEASE! HAH!

Ryan looks great - I just love Amazons!!

Great photos. Love the happy look in his eye in the 2nd one.

I'm off the last week of april.... If not then, then any weekend in may is good as of now.

I love that 3rd picture- it just melts my heart when Ollie does that.

Great pictures, he reminds me of another parrot.

I love amazons. Burt will only let me and my son touch him, although he will let anyone feed him. Burt is very cuddly and affectionate with me and will let me do any thing with him.

I just want to reach into the picture and give him a cuddle. What age is he?

Hey Rob, I want to use Burt's picture here as my screen saver! That pic is adorable! It's nice to hear you guys are getting along nicely. It sounds like he really adores you!

Ryan is coming up on 1 year. He's still a baby and believe me, he is a baby! We just had an issue putting on his harness. Last year he didn't have a problem with it. This year he hates it. I got it halfway on him and he started flapping around like a fish out of water. Really, he was rolling back and forth on his back crying like he was being stabbed. Have you tried this with Burt yet? If so, I could use some suggestions! This is like brand new to Ryan again and I'm not sure why.