Wednesday, January 21, 2026
so cold sparrow speak
t is so cold outside.
I find myself a
Place to hide.
Among these branches
Leafless and near,
Maybe the wind
Won’t find me here.
❤️🪶❤️
january 21st is national squirrel appreciation day
❤️Have a huggilicious day❤️
January 21st is national hugging day
A hug will always bring a smile
Be it face to face or
Across the miles
❤️❤️❤️
#NationalHuggingDay
happy national hug day
❤️Have a huggilicious day❤️
January 21st is national hugging day
A hug will always bring a smile
Be it face to face or
Across the miles
❤️❤️❤️
#NationalHuggingDay
missing our mikey
Oh how we miss your purrometer, loud.
Outstandingly comfy
And oh so proud
Of how you trained
Your humans to obey
And dispense scritches
However and whenever you say.
We miss you more and more every day
❤️🪶💚🦜life and time change many things, but loving bonds are for always
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
have a terrific toooooz
❤️💚🪶🦜your beautiful, sweet silly smile
Will always be the best way
To start
Every day🦜💚🪶❤️
Pic from June 23, 2023
We miss you and love you forever and for always See less
january 20th is penguin awareness day
January 20th is penguin awareness day
Winds and ice,
Not very nice.
But mom and dad
Make it not so bad.
There are several species of us.
But some of us are endangered:
https://www.antarcticreport.com/articles/know-your-penguins-there-are-18-species
Monday, January 19, 2026
parrots for peace
❤️☮️parrots for peace☮️
What’s the point of chaos?
It can only hurt us.
Peace and harmony
Make far better company.
On this and every day,
Let love find a way.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
sunday snow happy as you go
❤️have a wonderful day and night❤️
❤️🪶❄️little juncos in the snow,
Weather or not
They come and go
And sparrows too
Know what to do❄️🪶❤️
Saturday, January 17, 2026
have the sweetest of saturdays
❤️have the sweetest of Saturdays❤️
Greetings from our friday feed friend
Little Friday morning
Mourning dovely.
Soft, sweet, so shy
And always lovely
❤️🕊️🪶🎶
good morning
Precious moments become forever memories…
We thank you for adopting us, trusting us, loving us.
❤️🪶💚🦜🙏
Friday, January 16, 2026
it is national do nothing day
Our Mikey would probably say that he be the king of our castle 🏰 but we are the undisputed do nada despots😃
happy friday and dragon appreciation day
❤️happy Friday❤️
January 16th is appreciate a dragon day
Dragonfyre part I
there was a time when the world was inhabited by men and dragons. together they forged an alliance, based upon mutual trust and respect. the dragons ruled the skies, soaring, playing, searching for caves. they would go on man’s land to feed, but only took what man himnself did not need.
man, ruled the earth. he planted, he hunted for food, clothing, shelter. he never lay bare a species of plant or animal, always leaving enough for his winged brethren. he looked to the skies with wonder; dragons flying, birds gliding effortlessly. he did not aim any weaponry at that domain. the sky was not his.
men had settlements scattered everywhere. dragons picked caves close enough to keep a watchful eye, but far enough away for privacy. this alliance was a sound one, but maintained by a sense of sleeping with one eye open. this co-existence proved beneficial to both parties.
the dragons would breathe enough fire to clear land for man to build. the humans would not hunt any wildlife, so the dragons had an ample supply of food. water was bountiful and both species peacefully shared. the earth was green, lush and plentiful, trees growing where trees were meant to grow, hot desert sands in their place, warm languid rainforests flourished.
the dragons surveyed all on this planet. it is said that men would not go anywhere that the dragons had not gone to first. it is also said that the dragons would only take man to places he could live safely, and in harmony, with.
for centuries, the planet and all its inhabitants thrived under this well forged partnership. the garden was never depleted, by man, dragon or mother earth. the earth mother was pleased with her children, and regalled them gentle weather. storms teased but were never torrential.
#dragonappreciationday #dragonappreciationday2026
january 16h is dragon appreciation day
Our beloved wet dragon.
We miss you little one, and are thankful fir all of you who miss him too and appreciate these memories
Thursday, January 15, 2026
we are wings
❤️dreams sweet fanciful flights and goodnight❤️
We are wings.
We fly.
Our realm
The sky.
But we feel grand
When we land
❤️🪶🐦
national hat day
❤️Memories live forever❤️
The sartorial splendor of our magic Mikey on national hat day…and every day
We love you, little boidie, and miss you so…that is for always and then some
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
pidge
Pigeons are beautiful, super intelligent, loving, tough, badasses when necessary and totally awesome!
Feeding I the pidge
As sparrows
And juncos pass behind
I am eating…
Do you little ones mind
❤️🐦🪶😃
happy wet dragon wednesday forever
❤️happy wet dragon Wednesday forever❤️
Video from March 9th 2022
Mikey loved to sing with mama…probably so he wouldn’t hear me
Through our tears, we rejoice
At hearing, once again
Your beautiful boidie voice
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
thank you
We miss our magic mikey so much😔
Now would be bedtime meds and scritches time with Papabeaky.
Mikey loved his papa and his scritches.
The sweet little baby would purr like a kitten.
He lived a long life for his species and his infirmities, but as all of us who lost a loved one know, its is always too soon when it is their time.
Sweet dreams beautiful and very wonderful friends. There is a little star in heaven twinkling as brightly as the sun.and sending you all many thanks for loving him and comforting his heartborken humans
Monday, January 12, 2026
little mourning dove puffaloafs
Little mourning dove puffaloafs,
As winters breath surrounds.
Looking for a place to rest,
Upon winter’s chilly ground.
❤️🪶🕊️
the magic that was mikey
❤️Mikey’s magic❤️
Mikey had his issues. Many physical and psychological impediments that could hamper his enjoyment of life…he did not let them.
He was bold yet very fearful
Cheeky
Willful
Stubborn
Bossy
Loud but loved human whispers
Bitesy and gentle
Empathetic
Hopelessly addicted to cuddles and scritches
Fussiest of eaters and world class food flinger…and biteses on fingers
He would argue, if he could, that the world was all about him so he wasn’t a narcissist.
Tough hombre as he endured fluids injections 3 times a week for years, and meds administered by we the humans 4 times a day.
His will to live and love sustained he, and we his humans, as he succumbed to his terminal illnesses.
He taught us how to serve our feathered overlord.
He made us better people.
Folks say he was lucky to have hired us…we feel being chosen to be his humans was, is and always will be, a great and humbling honor.
We were and forever are, a family.
That was Mikey’s magic. He healed even as he needs healing. He gave back more than words can express.
All we wanted from him was that he would feel loved, and beautiful.
Rest on angel wings, beautiful boidie and know you are loved...and beautiful.
❤️🪶💚🙏🌈
squirrely monday
😘❤️good morning
It’s soooo early
Forget the bright eyed
And bushy tail thing,,,
I feeling kinda
Squirrely🐿️❤️🎶
Sunday, January 11, 2026
to share
We wish to share this loving cup.
A sip or two…
So we all wake up
To a world where kindness
Proliferates…
That sure would be great…
❤️🪶💚🪶☮️🙏
Sunday thoughts
Sunday thoughts
Pigeons and seagulls
At times in enmity…
But when there
Is a need to share space,
They do it.
Why can’t we.
Peace ☮️ love ❤️ harmony 🎶
Saturday, January 10, 2026
We navigate
we navigate when we win or lose,
those things in life we did not choose.
but this life is a gift of love,
something to cherish...
this gift from above.
January 10th is peculiar people day
January 10th is peculiar people day and we were our magic Mikey’s own personal collection of peculiarities, which was okay with our king 👑 as long as we served our feathered overlord and he was in the mix.
He was and still is the heart of everything and our raison d’etre.
Memories sustain us as we try to navigate our lives without his physical presence, our routines of time shared and medical care, the depth of his love, and ours for his magical self.
His spirit is around us🌈🙏
Friday, January 9, 2026
orbolous
The mist and mysterious up above.
A sky of clouds
Kissed by the sun’s love.
A tired moon,
Drifts away…
Night time is
Her time to play.
fridaaaaaay
❤️have a fab Friday fabulous frens❤️
Breakfast is not the same thing,
Without serving our king.
Little boidie, we miss you, and hope you know how much you were, are and always will be, loved
Video from November 18, 2025
Thursday, January 8, 2026
throwback thursday
❤️have a wonderful day beautiful frens❤️
TBT video from January 8th, 2025
Our magic Mikey
Was a fussy eater.
Trying to get him to eat…
A bit like theater.
He might or might not
Give new food a taste or two.
But when he realized the food was healthy…
A bitesey shame on you.
We miss you every minute of every day, little loveboat boid
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
wet dragon forever
❤️happy wet dragon Wednesday forever❤️
You brought so much joy,
Little girl/boy
Our hero
Our inspiration
Our everything
The gift of love…loving another, being loved… finding your better self through the selflessness of love.
it is
The winter chill
With
It’s darkened skies.
As we shiver,
We ask why.
But in the larger scheme
Of things,
It is winter
That brings us spring.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
we fly
We fly because this is what we know.
This is how get to where we want to go.
Soaring…
Gliding…
Wind riding
❤️🪶❤️
happy tongue out tuesday
Pic taken may 24, 2022
❤️happy tongue out toooz from da boys❤️
We try we cry
This is not
Goodbye.
Although your
Purrs and squawks
We cannot hear..
In our hearts
You are always near.
Life and time change many things, but loving bonds are for always🪶🙏
Monday, January 5, 2026
national bird is january 5th
January 5th is national bird day
They swoop.
They soar.
Some stay on the floor.
They feather earth’s nest, birds are the best!!
#NationalBirdDay
The ragged beauty of the indomitable spirit
❤️good morning beautiful friends❤️
Courage has many faces but one heart❤️
The ragged beauty of the indomitable spirit
some of us have not had downy soft lives.
we have stumbles, not all of our own making.
some of our battle scars are within,
hidden to the eye, but visible to those
who can see our breaking hearts,
some of our wounds are all too apparent.
and there is no looking away.
do not pity us. we do not pity ourselves.
we are too busy living.
we are survivors, still here to do battle
with the torments from within,
and whatever life throws at us.
we are here to love,
and to be loved.
we have not given up nor will
we ever.
we look forward, feathers or no
feathers.
perfect, not in our outer trappings,
but in the ragged beauty of our
indomitable spirit.
courage has its own
magical embrace♥
Our little hero taught us so much…about love, commitment, courage and the joy of each day.
Magic Mikey was, is and always will be, our little love and hero
❤️🦜🪶💚🌈🙏
Sunday, January 4, 2026
life
❤️have the sweetest of Sunday,
Beautiful friends.
Circumstances change…
But love never ends❤️
Papabeaky and I were honored to share our lives with pteribird and magic Mikey.
We decided to make this little homage to our great feathered loves, never to be forgotten…always to be loved.
This is Mikey’s sleeping cage, which he really loved. Inside we placed numerous little plants we bought yesterday, and the dish we placed his toys in, which now holds his weight diary. We weighed him every evening before bedtime.
Pteribird also loved that dish and bathed in it
happy sunday
❤️have the sweetest of Sunday,
Beautiful friends.
Circumstances change…
But love never ends❤️
Papabeaky and I were honored to share our lives with pteribird and magic Mikey.
We decided to make this little homage to our great feathered loves, never to be forgotten…always to be loved.
This is Mikey’s sleeping cage, which he really loved. Inside we placed numerous little plants we bought yesterday, and the dish we placed his toys in, which now holds his weight diary. We weighed him every evening before bedtime.
Pteribird also loved that dish and bathed in it
Saturday, January 3, 2026
have a splendid first saturday of january
Video from august 17th 2022
Our precious little love
went through a smoothie phase.
This is how he liked
To start his day.
Then when he realized
This drink was not junk food.
No more smoothies for me
Said
Adorable boidie dude.
Hope the food in heaven is yummy enough for you, little boidie thing
Our meals are too quiet and lonely
Without our little king
And his beyond adorable boidie noises
Friday, January 2, 2026
there is a star in the sky
There is a star in the sky
That twinkles
We see.
Mikey we will
Always love you,
Endlessly.
A wonderful friend created this beautiful image of our little loveboat.
We love all of you who love our senior baby. You are helping us enormously, as we try to cope with the enormity of our loss.
Bless this community of kindness
❤️🙏❤️
Oh how we miss our senior baby
Thursday, January 1, 2026
happy new year
.
We hope your 2026 is awesome!
We love you all❤️
Here is our little angel singing in 2024 and doing his best to not hear my “singing”
He deserves a grammy
we miss you, little one
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- have a terrific toooooz
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- when we fly
- parrots for peace
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- karen lyons kalmenson
- I am a proud senior, forever hippie, who has incorporated the peace and love vibe into the technosphere of the 21st century. Gratitude and love of all beings is what I live for and how I live. My husband and I are guardians of pteribird in heaven and magic Mikey a special needs senior parrot, whose intelligence and love is beautiful and humbling. Blessings




















