Samuel loves his birds!
by Samuel
Right before lunch I took a look at the birds on top of their cage, puffed up like two cuddly clouds, looking longingly at their empty bird bath. It was plain to me what they wanted on this hot summer day: a bath.
After I set all the plates and cups, I walked over, grabbed the clay bird bath, and carried it to the sink, where I washed it and scrubbed it until it was as clean as a boy after a shower. I then grabbed the container on the sink, and turned on the water to fill it up. While this was filling up, I put the bird bath in its place, then turned off the water. I carried the container and dumped it all in the now full bird bath.
As I did so, Jessie came rushing over from the cage to take his bath. Once all the family had sat down and prayed, Sammi was over too. They both stood on one
Jessie after admiring (actually, attacking) himself in the bike mirror
side of their bath. Then Jessie crossed through the water to the other side followed by Sammi. The two happy Quaker Parrots did the this a few more times, then they stayed in the middle and dunked their heads under, coming out with a small, very cute sneeze.
We looked on with laughter, watching our two fluffed up entertainers. Then finally the two wet birds got tired of their bathing and went across the porch to a wire chair, where they napped lazily in the sun.
