The Great Escape!

     Sam escaped the other day. Sort of.
     Sam is our rescued Cockatiel. He belonged
to a friend of a friend who was moving a couple
years ago and found herself facing a sort of
"Sophie's choice." She had two pets but was only
allowed one in her new digs. She picked her dog
which left Sam looking for a new home of his
own.
     My wife offered ours.
     Sam came with a selection of cages and
accessories and an interesting, if somewhat
limited vocabulary.
     He asks "How you doing Sam?" And
proclaims "Sam's a pretty bird!" Seems he was
not trained in modesty!
          He finds sustenance and security in the large
bird cage we selected and has shown little desire
to leave its confines. The grub in this "prison" is
pretty good!
     But the other day, with wings poised as though
ready to fly and the top door open, Sam elected to
join us in the living room!
     He said little. In fact nothing as he checked out
the vast surroundings just outside his usual perch.
     My Blue Jeans proved a handy ramp eventually
leading to my finger. The shiny nature of my wife's
rings attracted his attention too and Sam truly
seemed to enjoy his brief excursion into the "real
world." He watched TV for awhile and appeared
interested in the Baseball playoff series. Of course
the Cardinals were playing!
      Though seemingly content with his "Great
Escape" Sam seemed equally happy to return to
the seeds, water, and piece of pop corn awaiting
his arrival in his own home.
       He did leave a "memento" of his visit on our
couch. But we were able to clean it up!
       Hope you do your best to get out from time to
time and that all of your NEWS is good!