Hogback Mountain Vermont
Hogback Mountain Vermont Florida’s nice…We enjoy 0% chance of snow….but it is relatively FLAT. My family is from the mountains of Letcher County Kentucky. I was born in Ohio the result of my parents moving for better jobs. Grew up in the country with hills to run in. Most of our children were born in Kentucky… a great place to raise kids… but we found ourselves in Florida and we’ve been here 21 years…. a looong time in the Florida flatlands. Been busy…no time to travel that far out of state. We’ve went South…Cruises in the Caribbean etc. but never North. This September we packed the truck and took off North… thru Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and swinging by Kentucky and Tennessee on the way back to Florida. We saw the Blue Ridge…
PEARL THE COCKATOO CULVER’S CUSTARD
I’ve mentioned before that Pearl will eat human food… But she is very picky about what human food. We’ve eaten ice cream many times and she would just ignore us. This is the first time she’s stuck her face in and demanded her share. Culvers Custard ice cream… Plain Vanilla… with Waffle Cone… Please.
PEARL THE COCKATOO – KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS
Pearl loves “human” food…. But she is very picky which “human” food. The only doughnuts that we have found she wants is Krispy Kreme… Plain… Glazed. She’ll turn down every other doughnut if you offer it to her. She demands hamburger…. but only 100% Angus Beef… No cheap McDonalds cheeseburger for her. She will look at you like…. “You want me to eat that?” Corn, Peas, Mashed Potatoes (Not Instant), and any pasta cooked or uncooked. If we fry up some chicken she keeps reminding us that she gets the leg bone… she loves the marrow inside the bone. I’m sure if she were in the wild she would eat her seeds, nuts, berries and veggies… But I know that she would be one that raids the trash bins for the junk food.
PEARL THE COCKATOO – A LITTLE STARSHIP?
We know that Pearl loves her 80’s Rock She has a perch between the two front seats. Rockin’ down the road to Lake Okeechobee.
GROOVIN’ TO SOME 80’S TUNES.
Pearl was a rescue so we don’t know her age or her past… We discover it as we go along. She loves old black and white tv series like The Andy Griffith Show, Leave it to Beaver and Dennis the Menace. She also knows Disney movies and gives a chuckle at the right spots.Loves kids and looks longingly at older ladies. Sometimes its heartbreaking when on our outings she experiences something from her past.A familiar car….. a face that reminds her of someone…. Orlando around Disney…. When she realizes it’s not the car… or the person she is looking for… or driving away from Disney… Her eyes are sad… She blanks out for awhile…. Remembering that part of her life … the people that she loved but can’t find.
ROAD TRIP!!
Pearl loves her road trips…look at that face. Happy Sunday everyone.
PEARL THE COCKATOO SAYS “HELLO THERE….”
Pearl meeting a bronze statue at Fernandina Beach. She thought he should give her a scritch… Maybe a pat? Giving him a nip… Just to see if he’s awake.
PEARL’S TAKING A STROLL
Spanish Springs, The Villages, Florida. She is using her Aviator Harness and lead. Heading to Five Guys for Hamburgers and fries.
PEARL’S FAVORITE..
She really enjoys this game… Cockatoos are compared to 3 year old children. Pearl likes to stay busy and challenge her mind. We give her a large cardboard box and put her toys in it. She loves babies electronic toys… Anything that has buttons to push, twist or flip. She loves the flashing lights, sounds and songs.
PEARL THE UMBRELLA COCKATOO….ENTERTAINMENT…NUT RING
Found this on Birdfarm Just some raw almonds with a small hole drilled thru them… Strung up on some flexible wire. Ever once in a while….when the mood hits She breaks out an almond.