Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather is based on a true story. My youngest daughter and my four grandchildren needed a place to nest along with their exotic pets. At that time, my grandpets consisted of a boa constrictor, a tarantula, a conure, and three parakeets in a two-bedroom condo.

A few of my childhood mantras played out in the story, but the most endearing reigns truest, "There's no place like home." Two of the three parakeets left the nest to explore the nearby neighborhood woods. What was the possibility of pet-store birds surviving in nature? We prayed for our two beloved family members to return. Miraculously, Storm and Tweedy endured the unknown dangers of their overnight adventures. The pair returned safely early the next morning. Why? How? Did they hear Lucky's song?

What I do know is words have power. This book reflects the magic words revealed when hearts and minds unite, and all things are possible. A reminder to imagine greatly, for "when the end is held firmly enough in consciousness, the means to bring it about has already been set in motion" (Thomas Troward).