Today is my frousin GK’s (also known as Kiwi’s Mom) Birthday. Some people may think that aging is for the BIRDS, but not my frousin. Mysteriously (yours), she thinks that birthdays are a time to SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER. Well, GK TOUCAN play at that game. I know, you are all thinking, am I HERON her right, or is this blog filled with bird puns. Yes, it is, because my frousin loves birds, none more than Kiwi, her little budgie who I affectionately call “50 Shades of Green”, so this is my tribute to you!
It gets HAWKWARD sometimes telling someone how glad you are that they moved to Toronto. I know it can feel like a BIRDEN to be away from your roost, but you’ve adapted so well! We’ve all tried to PIGEON and help you get to know the big city, but you’ve managed to do so well on your own, flying here and there without any help from anyone. You’ve found a lovely NEST to call your own and made it such a precious little palace. You find fun things to do, and even though you are always out and about, you manage to SPARROW some time for your frousins. We always have a h-OWL with you! You are so much fun to be around and a delightful shopper as well. I never realized how much there was to DODO in TO until you FLEW here and reminded me.
You are always so caring and so PHEASANT to be around and the closeness and respect that you have for your parents is so nice to see! You enjoy your family and you don’t take them for granted. You’d share your last worm with them, even AK who is ever so slowly, learning to share. Sorry AK – not trying to RUFFLE YOUR FEATHERS, just tweeting you, I mean teasing! I’m going to go out on a limb here and say how much I can admire someone who has made so many life changes in such a short period of time. You are no CHICKEN – you are brave and capable! You had to give up FLYING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER (ok, 3 weeks in January) but you’ve really made an amazing life for yourself here. You’ve been everywhere from FINCH to King Street and back again! Remember, you aren’t ROBIN anyone, so just enjoy and be happy. I know winter can be FOWL, but we still have a lot of fun planned. I promise we won’t ever have to FLY THE COOP at another concert after listening to “Isn’t She DOVE-ly” ever again! Just stay healthy and don’t get the BIRD FLU, but if you do, CHICKEN soup should do the trick.
GK – I hope that you enjoyed this little tribute to you and birds that you love so much! I WAS JUST WINGING IT! I could continue RAVEN about you, but that would take all NIGHT-INGGALE. In case you weren’t HERON me (yes, I know I already used that bird, but sometimes you have to PARROT yourself), today, I’m grateful for GK, the BIRD-day girl : )