What do they all have in common?
They all live in or nearby our home.
Charlie whose name really is Prince Charles is named for the prince of England who was married to Diana and that is about how long he has been a member of our family.
He is a Cockatiel that has been with us since 1979, and will be 29 this month!
It's amazing that he is still with us, which is odd because most Cockatiels’ life span is about 15-20 years, although their is supposedly one that lived to 41 years old that is written about in Guinness Book of World Records.
At one time he was finger trained, and was so tame that he stood on our Puffy the cat's back altogether on the den couch with Benji our male Yorkie.
What a cheerful group; but unfortunately he is the only one of that formidable bunch still among us; the others are in loving pet heaven.
Charlie was quite the party bird until along came Brandi the barker, our female Yorkie, who was great with us and lived until the ripe old age of 16.
Sadly, ever since 1988 he has not had the desire to come out of his cage.
We have even left the door open, and nothing.
But he is happy and does love Skipper.
I know he does because he never tries to nip at him through the bars of his cage, he chirps at him instead.
Casey is our cat, a domestic long haired orange Tabby with amber eyes, very handsome, and affectionate.
He was given to us from our younger son when he joined the Navy.
At the time Casey was two, and now is 12 and a half. He is a house cat that never leaves his domicile. His best buddy is Skipper and they play quite well together.
Casey weighs about 11 and half pounds and is just about the same height as Skipper.
But they have been friends since Skipper was small enough to fit in my sneaker when we brought him home!
Casey has always been gentle and loving.
Last but not least are our feeder fish in our outside pond.
Most of them are about four years old, some are only six months.
Unfortunately, last summer the pond got so hot it cooked a few and this year we replaced them.
The rain has once again come on schedule here in southwest Florida, which cools the pond daily very nicely, thank you very much.
For those of you who don't know what feeder fish are let me explain they are the little Goldfish bred for feeding reptiles like snakes, etc., horrible!
Yes, they are very normally small when you get them, but they miraculously grow to nearly foot long specimens in a fairly short period of time, not unlike Koi. But Koi are quite costly, as much as $75 each; while feeder fish are about a dollar a dozen.
My cousin, the retired science teacher suggested them.
He used them in his pond too.
We also have for free Mosquito Eater fish that are small live bearers that prevent the concern for mosquitoes in our pond since they eat the larvae. They are from the agricultural extension, you just call and they deliver them right to your pond!
And that is quite a large menagerie and one of the many reasons that we don't go away on long trips or really care to. Animals, dare I say family members that love you without strings attached!
And let's not us forget the wild birds that we feed daily when we feed our fish.
Good evening, have a pleasant one, and I will too!
Speaking My Mind is about: Tobi, who is a middle aged, no, oh all right a slightly over the hill woman with all the imperfections that go with that, and this concerns her daily life's perceptions and experiences.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
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