chloe

i've been bird sitting this skittish beauty for the past six days. during that time, i noticed that: 

• she has either impeccable vision or smell and can immediately identify if i have a carrot or fuyu persimmon in my hand
• she bites very hard. ow.
• from her seed mix, her first choice is dried fruit. in fact, her food looks tastier than human trail mix. what the heck?
• she will make a commotion if there's fun being had and she's not involved
• whistling piques her curiosity, and she tends to sing along
• she's a very effective alarm clock when you least expect it

it's good for me to be responsible for a living creature (e.g. cats, chickens, small children) every so often... it helps me get me out of my head and slows me down while caring for others.