Fur and feathers -- what a mess!

[turock]

Meet my little mess-makers!

The cat is Bindi, a Maine coon. He's such a gorgeous boy with far too much personality. He's vocal and playful, but also very, very friendly, a great big sweetheart. He loves to fetch anything that's thrown for him, and he waits by the door for us to come home.

The dog is Moo, so named because she looks like a cow She's waiting patiently in her crate for a treat. She's a very obedient and agile dachshund mix. She and the cat are roughly the same size and the best of friends.

The grey cockatiel bird is Bebop. He's a talker. Loves to remind me that it' "time for breakfast!" and to answer the phone: "Hello? blahblahblahblah (he makes scratchy sounds to emulate human speech)" He's vocal, but kind of dumb. If the cat ever gets into the birds' room, he'll fly straight to him to greet him!

Jazz, the yellow bird, is much smarter, but silent. He figures out how to open cages. The birds stay in the sunroom, where they're free to fly most of the time. I overwinter the plants in that room, so they get their own tropical paradise a quarter of the year!