The little feathered guys...

Not all was well on my return from the Caribbean. One of the little feathered budgies who lived with me died while I was away. Rest in peace, Peter.

It seemed unkind to leave Jubilee all alone in her cage, so today I got another budgie - another green one. Her name is Emma Frost. She weathered the trip home from the pet store just fine, but wasn't happy about going into her new cage, and eluded me, explodedteabag and the tea towel. "Don't let her fly into the bedroom!" I shrieked, but it was too late: she flew unerringly into my bedroom and climbed my bedroom blinds.

We chased her out (without being able to catch her). "Don't let her fly into the kitchen!" I shouted, and she went straight there. I threw myself into the doorway and she veered. I slammed the kitchen doors shut. Whew. Let a new budgie into the kitchen, you're asking for trouble.

Eventually we manhandled Emma into the cage. She clung to the bars for a bit, and then sat on a perch. Jubilee looked curious. A few chirps were exchanged. Emma is visibly tinier than Jubilee, being young still. She tried to stick her head through the bars. Jubilee edged closer. We played budgie music (Galaxie Nature) and let them sit and get used to each other.

They're both chirping now, and sitting side by side, the way Jubilee and Peter used to. I think it's going to be all right.

( My photos of Emma... )

And the winners are...

I'm happy to see that John Barrowman won the 2nd Annual Gay People's Choice Awards Winners on afterelton.com. I'm even happier to see by what a margin he won.

And Nathan Fillion. I smile.

Cyan...

I found this on dameruth's LJ:

you are lightcyan #E0FFFF

Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well. Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to really accomplish something before you start because you hate wasting energy making everyone else think you're working. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

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