i've had him for about an hour and i have already photographed him and am now blogging about him.
can't help it!
can't help it!
so many serendipitous things happened today as i prepped my life for my new bird.
i'm naming him cosmo, and i realized i was wearing my favorite griffith observatory shirt.
norah jones' light as a feather song was playingas the people rang my doorbell to bring him over...
and i guess those are the only two things.
but!
to me, big deal.
i put the cage together at 7am this morning,
they basically provided one little diagram drawing with lots of arrows. very complicated. my roommate shaina took this photo----- it felt like prepping the nursery for a new baby. ha!
i have had quite a few people tell me this cage is too big. lets just say this: would you want to live in a teeny little box if you were cosmo? ditto. that's why i got him a giant one. and.... i since i work from home, by myself, he is now like my co-worker. i want him to be happy. and this is my first pet. gotta go big.
i wonder if he will see all of my fake birds, paintings of birds, carvings of birds, photos of birds, welded sculptures of birds, bird dishes, bird napkins, and bird stationary as his friends or his enemies?
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I just left a comment on your facebook, but I had to come see the blog since the pictures are bigger over here. Cosmo is such a handsome fellow! I love the palace of a cage you built for him!
(03.07.10 @ 02:12 PM)the bird cage is perfect.
Cosmo is perfect.
LOVE it, can't wait to meet him!
(03.07.10 @ 02:18 PM)YES, and....I hope friends.
I also hope we can be friends and heal together.
The end.
(03.07.10 @ 03:17 PM)i love cosmo and his big cage!! i want to meet him! :D
(03.07.10 @ 06:37 PM)eeeek! he's here! i think it would be appropriate to forward these pictures of you painstakingly pouring over cage-building instructions to the people at the bird school. it would be like, "look, see. i'm doin this!"
and i agree with your cage philosophy, which i also apply to many facets of life: go big or go home.
congrats!
(03.07.10 @ 10:32 PM)HI COSMO!!!!! He's quite fitting for you :)
(03.08.10 @ 12:10 AM)love you shan.
hello cosmo! how insanely lovely you are ;) ! and as always, inspiring pictures shannon!
(03.08.10 @ 01:22 AM)j.
Cosmo is so adorable! The last photo is especially precious. I love little coincidences or winks from the universe as I like to think of them ;) We had a cockatiel named Peaches for many years, and now my mom has Margaret. They're sweet little birds. Enjoy!
(03.08.10 @ 11:33 AM)My cage is awesome!!! But what's with all your other birds that don't have cages? I thought I was your favorite.
(03.08.10 @ 12:40 PM)Oh, as your coworker, I insist - no - demand that I receive full medical coverage. There's a great chance I'm allergic to you, so I'll need to be visiting the vet a lot.
Check it out, I'm typing.
He's Beautiful!!
(03.08.10 @ 10:49 PM)cosmo is goooooorgeoues!! soo happy for u shannon! XO Maren
(03.10.10 @ 04:07 PM)What a handsome fellow he is! Can't wait to meet him!
(03.11.10 @ 05:03 PM)so happy for you. lovin the photos. and yes, i agree on the large cage. much like we have a quarter acre for our 10 POUND dog. ;)
(03.25.10 @ 01:48 PM)