Forgot to mention

I clipped his nails while I was there - he really doesn't like being picked up, and bites (not just nips like Peeper did). He steps up sometimes with encouragement - he hasn't had any behavior training, not that I formally trained Peeper, but she was more-or-less trained casually.

His wings aren't clipped, probably how he escaped. I will want them clipped for me, I don't like him flying around as he did at their house b/c he can hurt himself or get into trouble, plus I have ceiling fans and they don't. I didn't clip them just now b/c I'm under the impression that it can be traumatic for them, and I didn't want to do so yet. I've also heard it can force a bird to bond with you better, so I was planning on doing it when I got him to my place. Or maybe I'll ask for the vet to do it, since it occurs to me I may not be able to tell which feathers should be clipped - in Peeper I always did the same ones as before, and could tell by color.

Oh yeah, I made him a vet appt for Tuesday, since I'll be getting him Monday sometime. Presuming he doesn't starve to death in the meantime. I should make icons of him. :) Presuming he's a him - the vet will hopefully help me figure that out.

Name?

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No guarantee I'll go with what y'all say, but I'm curious.

Sympathy

A thank-you goes out here to people who sent me tokens of their sympathy: blue102, galbinus_caeli, and meredithanne42 and unofischal. The most sweet of all though, was the sympathy card from the Tufts Animal Hospital. Brought tears back to my eyes to see that even in her waning days, she touched a number of lives.

My parents said my eulogy made them cry. I realized I left out one item - how Peeper used to wake early and then climb into bed with me, begging me to scratch her - but the piece seems complete as is, so I may not add it.

Peeper photos

So I'm thinking of making cards out of one of Peeper's photos. It's (of course) cheaper if I get a set of like 10 all the same, but I can't decide between a few.

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