Ladyhawk
New member
- Apr 30, 2017
- 489
- 18
- Parrots
- Kizzy - (most likely) female blue-fronted Amazon, hatched on May 1, 2017; Gabby - Male double yellowheaded Amazon, hatched, April 1, 1986; died February 22, 2017
He died on February 22, but I was so distraught I couldn't face his funeral, so we froze his casket.
Gabby was my best friend, my life partner, the light of my life. I never thought I would lose him. Occasionally, I had nightmares about him dying and in the dreams it would all turn out to be a big mistake because I seriously could not deal with such a reality. I was so upset I had to move in with my mother temporarily. Gabby was such a treasure. We shared a pair bond that lasted over thirty years.
When we were both young:
February 23, 2016, almost a year to the day before he passed away:
Dr. Speer sent me his last feathers:
My mother and I made him a casket with his name, picture, a favorite bell and some cards:
Inside, my mother laid out felt in all of Gabby's colors:
He's been in the freezer, waiting out the storms both external and internal. When it wasn't raining outside, it was raining on the inside. Right now, the rain is falling down my cheeks, but it is time to say goodbye.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrmLMCVhO0g"]Williams Brothers - "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (1992) - YouTube[/ame]
Gabby was my best friend, my life partner, the light of my life. I never thought I would lose him. Occasionally, I had nightmares about him dying and in the dreams it would all turn out to be a big mistake because I seriously could not deal with such a reality. I was so upset I had to move in with my mother temporarily. Gabby was such a treasure. We shared a pair bond that lasted over thirty years.
When we were both young:
February 23, 2016, almost a year to the day before he passed away:
Dr. Speer sent me his last feathers:
My mother and I made him a casket with his name, picture, a favorite bell and some cards:
Inside, my mother laid out felt in all of Gabby's colors:
He's been in the freezer, waiting out the storms both external and internal. When it wasn't raining outside, it was raining on the inside. Right now, the rain is falling down my cheeks, but it is time to say goodbye.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrmLMCVhO0g"]Williams Brothers - "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (1992) - YouTube[/ame]