Leena and that little bird...

I posted a couple things a few weeks ago, how Leenas little bird, Topaz had died a sudden death. After replacing him with the new bird, Sunny, we THOUGHT everything would eventually go smoothly.

Not so much. My mom had left his cage door open. He has his wings clipped, but they really need another trim to say the least. He's capable of flying a pretty good distance. But, no one wants to clip them in fear of him hating them for it. Anyway, Leena was at school and my mom had decided she was going to clean the cage. I don't know why, but she had the back door open on one of the last and rare few sunny days here. Sunny, hops out of his cage and takes off for the wild blue yonder out of the back sliding glass door. Of course my mom freaks out, because she sees him fly off into a neighbors yard, and obviously can't get to him. Hours go by and Leena is finally home from school. She tells Leena he's flown away. Of course she cries because that's bird #2.

The catch is, Leena went to a birthday party, and was given a little toy that you fill up with water, and when you blow on the whistle, sounds like a bird. So, Leena takes that little toy, and starts blowing on it, because we know he responds to the sound. Well, they heard him several times but couldn't pin point it.

Hours go by and by the time I get there, it's cold, dark and rainy. Surprise surprise. Anyway, we keep trying with the bird thing. Anyway, my mom got a neighbor involved because she's like super animal woman. I think she's a marine biologist actually. I went to school with her. They go outside because they hear him across the street on the neighbors roof! They chased him and chased him. Still no luck.

And so finally, my mom and Leena call it at night, they'll try to get Sunny the mischevious bird, back in the morning.

I guess my mom prayed pretty hard that night, for Leenas sake because when I talked to her, I said "We need to get you a pet without wings huh Leena?" and she gave me her big blue eyes and sad face and moped "yeah, they all die or fly away". (shes only had 2, but when you're 6, I'm sure it feels like that)

Anyway, the biologist neighbor was off to school the next morning, when she saw something. A little yellow bird across the street! It was Sunny! So, she knew we'd been trying to get him back, and after a while of chasing him, she got him back!

Funny enough now, that bird won't get out of his cage.

I don't think he'll ever forget he tried to make a break for it, neither will Leena.

Oh hey look, I'm having contractions....more to come after that.