It's a sunny Saturday morning here in NEPA, just perfect for spraying half the kitchen with water, according to Peaches. She signals her bath attendant (guess who) by repeatedly running to the sink divider. Taking her cue, the attendant removes the dry dishes from the rack, arranges the non-slip bath mat (aka dish cloth), adjusts the water spray and temp, then stands back.



For four minutes (the faucet has a timer), a delighted bird runs in and out of the spray, flapping her wings and sending droplets flying. Sufficiently soaked, she scales the dish rack to get to the swing hanging in the kitchen window. This swinging perch is her essential post-shower preening station. Not only is it in the southeast facing window, it has little strips of leather tied around it - just perfect for rubbing the sheaths off the new feathers on her head and neck. New feathers can be pretty bothersome and need some help. While the attendant mops up the wet counter tops, floor, and sink, the little princess busies herself rubbing and preening to get every little thing just where it needs to be before heading off to play in her "clubhouse," aka the top shelf of HER kitchen cabinet.

Meanwhile, the greys are sitting on their stands in the sunny window chuckling along with The Car Guys on NPR. I wonder if Tom and Ray have any idea they have a loyal parrot following...