Just over one year ago my good friend, Linda Hartelt, passed away after a long struggle with pulmonary complications stemming from her spinal cord injury. So the past year has been a time of mourning her passing, grieving the loss a dear friend, and regretting not doing more to ease her struggle and to help her enjoy the last year of her life.
On an unseasonably cool day in mid June I found myself overwhelmed with sadness. It was an incredibly gorgeous day outside, and Linda was not here to take it all in. I couldn't bring myself to go outside and enjoy the day, it all seemed so unfair. In the midst of my moping I suddenly heard a racket of tapping and fluttering at the back door. Amazingly, there was a Peach-faced Lovebird perched on the back french door, pecking on the window as though he was knocking to come inside! I looked around at the back patio and there were Peach-faced Lovebirds everywhere.
Lined up along the pool fence...
Swinging around on the hanging baskets...
One Lovebird even played me a tune on the wind chimes...
and a few seemed enamoured with my little stuffed toy Loon on the window sill...
The flock of nearly 20 lovebirds spent most of the day in my yard, raiding all the feeders, hanging out with the Quail...
bathing in the pool, and checking out the birdhouses...
It was truly an awesome sight to see, I have never witnessed that many Lovebirds in my yard before or since. Thank you Linda, you were here after all...
They are beautiful.
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