Last vestiges of Prohibition in Washington State, instituted 96 years ago, finally ended today with retail sale of liquor in grocery and other retail outlets

More Battle of the Sexes. Tug of War between our female Congo African grey parrot Arua and our male Goffin's cockatoo Kid Kadra.

Battle of the Sexes. Tug of War between our female Congo African grey parrot Arua and our male Goffin's cockatoo Kid Kadra.

Yummy! Those (organic) roses sure taste yummy! Our Diva parrot and Greenwing macaw Roxanne sampling the local vegetation.

Mr. Toad is a friend of our Greenwing macaw Roxanne. We call this crow Mr. Toad because of the notable straight toe on his left foot. He has been hanging around the house with Mrs. Toad for about ten years.

Our foster Ruby macaw Mr. Cracker loves flying without actually going anywhere.

Bronze macaws guarding the entrance to the new Macaw World enclosure under construction at Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, Washington.

Ouch! What happens when you let your guard down with a hormonal macaw parrot.

Seattle's Space Needle repainted its original 1962 gold color to commemorate the Golden Anniversary of Seattle's World Fair.

It's hard to type on the 'Puter when you have a big blue lapdog on your lap! Our Hyacinth macaw Princess Tara.

Our female Timneh African Grey parrot Tillie loves getting her tummy scritched.

Shelter from the Seattle rain. The only dry spot in our backyard. Many years ago we were adopted by this feral female cat that we named Moonbeam, because for the first couple of years she only ventured out at night.

More Tulip Festival. Roozengaarde outside Mount Vernon, Washington.

Tulip Festival. Roozengaarde outside Mount Vernon, Washington.

We're getting buried in parrot feathers! Six of our eight parrots are molting and it's a full time job just picking up the feathers!

Parrot Feathers are Endlessly Fascinating! Red and yellow contrasting body feather from our Ruby macaw Mr. Cracker.

Our Diva parrot and Greenwing macaw Roxanne enjoying a fine spring Seattle day while stocking up on Vitamin D.

Darn that Itch! Our Goffin's Cockatoo parrot Kid Kadra stakes out the highest point in the bird room. From there he can dive bomb all the other parrots and people!

We love spring! Spectacular flowering rosemary and cascading pierus are hummingbird magnets.

March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Disaster dumped 11 million gallons of crude oil in pristine Prince William Sound, Alaska.