I just realized that this month, I’ve had Bobo for ten years. I don’t recall the exact date we got her; I think it was about the 9th or tenth of December, 2002. And, I also realized that it’s been almost 8 months since I last posted on Bobo’s Blog. She has starred in my other blog, “In Focus Daily,” a several times since the last Bobo’s Blog post here so I haven’t completely neglected her. A couple of days ago, Bobo did something new, and I took a few (well, lots of) photos. It’s probably nothing too exciting for most birds but Bobo seems to be interested in exploring new things. Her curiosity seems heightened for some reason.
She has suddenly decided to use a perch that she has shied away from since Ron made it about 9 years ago. Ron made this small tabletop perch for her out of eucalyptus from our tree, with a pine base complete with routered edges, and painted the base the “accent green” that we mixed ourselves to paint some of the doors and cupboards in the garage. I wanted to use the perch for when Bobo was on the table or when I needed to weigh her. Sadly, she has always shied away from that perch. I think she suffered through standing on it a few times when I was still weighing her and documenting her weight for the vet many years ago. In recent years, other than looking up at it or down at it, she has shown no interest. It’s been on my granite countertop, next to her cage for years and she hasn’t once tried to get on it. For some reason, I moved it to the window seat the other day and when I came downstairs after my shower, I heard her clucking and making noises, there she was, happily sitting on the perch.
And, as I write, I hear her clucking. And there she is settled back on her “new” perch.