Iago

It's been a very long time since I posted here. It's been very busy and stressful lately. It's been a particularly tough week. I lost the lovebird that I've had for 15 years.

Iago was my sweetest bird. I know "parents" aren't supposed to have favorites, but Iago was the favorite of the three. I'd had him the longest, and he was the most tame. He would step up without hesitation, and would let me love on him when I wanted to. He loved to swing in his box swing, and he loved millet.

He was best buddies with Phoenix, another love bird. Iago was a peach faced. He was mainly green, with a peach head, and beautiful blue under his wings and tail. He was named after the bird in the movie Aladin.

I knew he was old, and he had not been as perky the last few months. I knew that he did not have a lot of years left, but I was not ready to lose him. He brought me so much joy, and it's hard to lose him now when so many other things in life are going wrong.

I remember going to Irving to meet with the breeder. There were almost a dozen peach faced to choose from, but he seemed to be the happiest and friendliest. I made the right decision when I chose him.

Many marriages don't even last 15 years. It's the same amount of time as raising a child through their freshman year in high school. It was a long and wonderful friendship. Fifteen years is a long time for a lovebird to live, but it was too short a time for me. I miss him very much.