GRETCHEN

ONE MORNING I WOKE UP AND SAW A STRANGE WHITE BIRD FLY OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WAS NOT SURE WHAT THAT COULD BE SINCE WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF WHITE BIRDS. SO I FOLLOWED IT ACROSS THE ROAD TO THE PINE TREE IT LANDED IN. FOUND OUT IT IS WAS A PARAKEET. SO THIS WAS TWO WEEKS AGO AND I AM STILL TRYING TO CATCH HER. I KNOW SHE WILL NOT SURVIVE OUR HARSH WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE TALKED TO MY BIRD VET. AND THEY SAID IT JUST TAKES PATIENCE. MAKE ME ANGRY TO THINK THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE JUST LET HER OUT. SHE LOVES TO BE TALKED TO. I HAVE THREE OF MY OWN.. MARZIPAN,WALTER, AND MAVIS. WISH ME LUCK!