A most unfortunate thing happened today. One of the birds, our beloved parakeet Colby, suffered a fall from a high perch area. She had recently lost some tail feathers, so her stability going down was non-existent. Her neck snapped, and afterwards had only a few moments to live. Christine did what she could to make things easier on Colby, but when I got there, the spark of life was gone from her.

We are deeply saddened by this loss, and are doing what we can to ensure that this doesn’t happen to any of the other birds in our care.

I love writing about various things in my life… this is one of those things that I had hoped I’d never have to write about. I have to be real, though; death is just as important to deal with as are all other aspects of life. Thank you for reading this.

P.S.: I don’t know if God’s creatures have souls, but I hope there is a special place for the pets we all have cherished. I’d like to think, as Colby’s wings were clipped on this earth, that she is now flying in heaven.

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