Storm Season

I remember that Little Miss Stevie didn't like storms - not one little bit! But with the good ol' Human around, things were okay - sometimes!

When I was outside battling the water invading my car port once, I remember there was thunder and lightning and wind! It was amazing what Mother Nature could whip up in just one afternoon - how terrifying it could all be.

But from inside the town house I could hear my little bird screeching her head off. I reassured her saying everything was okay - the lights would come back on soon, and things would return to normal with the sun coming out and all.

Well, I was right - except for the lights, they didn't come back on for another 3 hours. 

The water in my car port receded and I was soaked through my clothes. As I put the broom back where it came from and I picked up one of the two towels I had pulled out of the bathroom to use on the way downstairs from my bedroom, I looked over at Little Miss Stevie.
And well, I discovered what she had been screeching about! I had left the front living room window open and she had gotten full brunt of the rain, wind and loudness of the thunder through the front window.

Sitting there was a very wet, very cold, very shivery little birdy. I felt awful as I raced over and closed the window, feeling the cold wind coming through it into the living room still. Opening the cage, she jumped onto my hand and I felt water just run off her and onto my feet. 

My poor little bird was soaked through! 

I couldn't put a towel around her, as she hated them. I pulled on my painting jumper (a big green, oversized jumper) and sat down in my lounge and let her snuggle into the warm folds of the jumper. While she did that, I dried off her feathers with the other parts of the jumper as much as I could... poor little thing! 

She was so exhausted that she snoozed there for a little while. Then I looked over at her cage. I had only just cleaned that thing out that morning... I have to do it again now! 

I swore to myself that the next time there was a storm, I'd close the front living room window first... then there'd be no problems. After that, I did. Little Miss Stevie never got stuck in the rain like that again.

Well, not until she and I went on holidays to Brunswick Heads a year or two before she died that is... but that's another story. 

Wirking With Mum!

This week has been rainy and cold and Mum has been home the whole time! she was even here today wirking on her glewy book at the table while music played. but today it was nice and warm and sunny. this was a change from the otha days of wet cold and rainy.

Mum was supposssd to go to the gallery to wirk but her book was too wet to do anaything with when she was finishd with it so she stayed here with me. isnt that cool?

she got a phone call when she turned on the tv for afternoon tea and one of the ladies at the gallery were calling too see how herwirk went today. she told her and said she had more to do. i'm so happy she is gonna be wirking on it more tomorrow. 

mum's also making pancakes tomorrow because she put some powdery stuff into a bowl on tha counter and covered it over. i love the smell of pancakes.

Mum Got Mad

Today Mum was expecting people. each yeer some people come by to show her some wines for her to taste and she wins a free gift. its a lot of fun and she gets to eat her aftanoon tee with peeple. so she cleened the house and put away everything and did the lawndry. but it kept on raining and she kept on brining it inside. the dryer stopped working and she got really mad that all the clothes were a bit wet or cold.

then to make things really awful the wine people didnt show up. she made dinner, ate it and it got dark and she sighed as it got late and she knew that they werent coming. silly peeple didnt call her. she was mad about it too. so when she let me out and gave me a cuddle the last thing she wanted was a bite, but she got one. i said sorry strait away and we cuddled for a bit. now its bed time, not late just time for sleep.

It's Almost Krismas!

My head is feeling much betta, but i'm very hungry all the time now and Mum calls me a guts. i guess i am. Mum's been flying me around the room and nearly each time some of my feathers fall out. its funny.

last week the fishies came and lived with us. they are Riley's fishies and Mum had to go and buy them new food and came home with something for their tank. when she put a new big castle in, she didnt know if they would like it but i did! after a while they began swimming around it and having fun! i think the fish are kind of stupid because they do the same thing all day. 

today is cold. we had a bit of a storm last night and it got cold last night. Mum put my covers over me and kept me warm and she gave me plenty of cuddles, just like i like it. today she kept the doors and windows closed. the day was sunny but now its cloudy again. she will come downstairs again today and use the weird white machine on the table. i like seeing her because shes my owner and i love her.

Loud Rain

We have been getting a lot of loud and dark rainy days. One morning we woke to a loud clouds outside and Mum came downstairs really early. she went out and got some milk and it got darker and darker and abig storm came and there was a lot of rain with a lot of water! there was so muchwater it was at our door wher Mum takes the big purple bags outside. she wasnt happy and took a lot of photos.

a few days later her Mum went out with her and ther was anotha loud cloudy day with a lot of rain and a big storm came. and Mum's Mum stayed to help her with the water and they both got wet and cold. it was something to see. today its another cloudy day and Mum says its cold outside and has kept my window closed. but I know becawse i cant hear my birdy friends talking out there, i know its going to rain again soon.

Wet and Cold Days

For the last few days, Mum has kept my covers on my cage because it's been cold all day. I hear the wind making loud noises and rain falling outside and against the windows but feel nice and safe and warm here inside where Mum has kept me. She comes by and looks in and makes sure I'm okay while i keep to the back of my cage on my swing all fluffly up and snoozy and she asks me if i'm okay. 

Most nights Mum will wait until her hands are nice and warm and she will come get me out and giveme a cuddle. scratching me under the chin until I go to sleep a bit. she thinks its cute, and while she is doing that its raining outside and cold and windy.

Sunday Reading

Today, Mum and I had a nice morning.  the sun was out and warm and she came ova to the cage and got me out and let me read the paper with her.

She turned the pages while I ran under the left ones. it was fun! then she patted me while I cuddled up to her and she ate her brekfast. Mum let me chew the edges of the newspaper and look around the kitchen table. then it was time to fly back to home.

tonight it rained and got cold.

Dull Shopping Day

Today we had a visitor while we ate breakfast! It was Mum's Dad. He came and talked to her about a letter that arrived yesterday. He reads it and said she could keep it. Then, after she was ready to go shopping, they both went out and it began raining.

Mum left the radio off today and I heard the rain agaisnt all the windos. She came home with millet and a cuttle bone just for me!  And this aftanoon, she gave me a really sweet piece of apple to eat all for myself! She had some too. I had been really mean, so she gave me something nice to eat; and I let her cuddle me. I love cuddles. Soon she put me back in my home and pulled the curtin across to keep me warm. Its cold now and I want my covers on to keep toasty. But that apple was nice!

Dull Days, Fun Mum

I have found when days get sleepy and dull here Mum puts on funny vampire movies and lots of music. she spends lots of time reading with me and makes sure i am warm too. even when sheis sick, she is making sure i am taken care of. she calls me a toasty bird.

Lkie last night, she was supose to go out to a party, but she stayed home becawse of her cold. so we watched a vampire film and she made sure I nice and warm before she wnet to bed. a big party was going behind our place and she sleep through it. today Mum has been good; pulling the windows and doors shut and making sure I'm all fluffly and warm. I think she is coming downstairs soon to read to keep me company, yes this isa good day. dull but fun with Mum.

Cold Wet Weekend

It's been boring. Raining since yesterday and raining last night and raining today. But Mum has put my covers on me and pulled the curtians and kept me warm. She gives me cuddles and makes sure I have lots to eat.

I've been talkign to the birdy in the mirror and sleeping a lot. My new feathers for Winter are coming through and my two big tail feathers came out the other day, and Mum kept them in the gold box she keeps all my feathers.  I saw them all!  They are all there, and I think it's disgusting! She thinks it's cute.

I'm going to have a snooze soon.  It's raining again.

A Little Bit of Sun

Mum's been really worried about what's on the box in the corner. They've been showing places with water and buildings and people being taken away from their homes. This makes Mum cry. I wish it didn't. Then, she cuddles me and cries a little again. I think she's scared.

It's been raining a lot too. But today, the sun came out just for alittle while and it looks good. But I think it will go away. Lots of people are really quiet around the place. Last night we didn't hear any traffic around the streets and Mum was up late. She was really quiet too. Now, I'm worried. I wish all that water on the telly didn't scare Mum so much.

New things

Well, the new year is here. Mum bought me millet spray and more cuttle bone for Christmas; and then couldn't take me out on Christmas Day because it was too wet.  I didn't mind, it was nice to stay home and watch the rain fall outside and hear the whild birdies sing and screechand fly around the place.  I sang back, but don't know if they heard me.

Well, the rain has been coming and going. And there is  lots of floods everywhere. Lots of people have had their houses flooded up the coast and it's horrible to see on the television.  Mum wonders if the rain will stop long enough for them to get back to normal. I just hope we don't get flooded like that.

Summer? Winter?

In the mornings when Mum has opened the curtains, it has been looking strange outside. It's looked really cloudy and rainy and weird. Isn't it supposed to be Summer? Isn't it supposed to be sunny and hot and pretty and stormy? not cloudy and wet and sleepy and ... yuk.

Mum has been looking out there too saying it looks strange. The piano sounds horrible; but it's the rain making it sound like that, well Mum says.

I'm even being left at home tomorrow - Christmas Day! - because it wiill be too wet to take me places. Well, at least I'll be nice and dry and warm. How good is that? And Mum said I can open my presents today! I can see them from where I sit in my cage in gold paper.I can smell millet in one, but don't know what the other is.

My Eye!

My eye is sore. I've been scratching around and getting dander off me and I scratched my right eye, now it hurts. Yestaday, I had it closed for along time. Mum got a big plastic thing and washed it out. I hated that but it felt better.

Today,I can open it, but it still feels a bit sore. I hope it gets better soon.

Mum looked up what can happen to my eyes in the budgie book she has about me and isn't worried enough to take me to Greencross Vet. She's good to me and has been giving me lots of cuddles so I feel better.

More Rain.

I enjoy the rain. but not this much rain. it's cold and my owner has pulled the curtain so the window doesn't let in the cold from the day. She's such a lovely person.

She gave me new millet today and I enjoyed eating that and ringing my bells withthe music on the radio.  Birds sangs while it poured rain outside. 

Sometimes I wish i was a wild bird flying around with the other birds in the trees on nice hot fine days.  But its when it's raining and cold I'm grateful I have a cage of my own and a nice owner who keeps me warm and makes sure I'm okay. She gives me lots of cuddles on these wets days too so she knows I'm warm. I like that.

Well, I think I'll have a sleep for now while the day is dark and my owner is still up on the computer.  I hope she doesn't mind me using the keyboard. Better still, i hope she hasn't noticed some of the letters scratched off.

Wet Cold Day

It's been raining all day.  My owner pulled the covers off me this morning, but has just put them back on in the last few hours.  It got cold and dark; so I've been snoozing all day with the radio going.  It's nice to hear the rain on the roof.

My owner went out this morning to check the mail and came home.  Her shoes leaked, so she had to stuff the toe with newspaper and dry out her socks.  they were wet too.  Well, she might be coming down for something to eat soon and get a cuddle out of me. I hope her hands are warm.

All On My Own

I've had a lot of time on my own this week. On Wednesday

Mum went to the shop and came home in an orange car where the driver helped her with all her bags and she paid him.  While she was away, the radio was off but the birds outside sang.  Mum had left the window open because the day was hot and there was a nice wind.

She wasn't home for long. Mum went out early with her Mum until late.  The sun had gone down and she we to see a movie for free in the city called 'Solt'.

This morning, she took a long time to check the mail.  Came home to say it was wet and cold outside and she had visited some friends where they chatted.  I didn't mind. I was all snuggled on my swing because Mum had left the curtin pulled.

Now, Mum is on the computer hanging out there for the day. Tomorrow night we both going out for an overnight stay!  How exciting!