Goodbye Sunshine

It's a sad day at the Hamilton Household.

Instead of the usual "good morning" chirping, Annette woke up to silence.

Sometime in the night her little bird Sunshine flew away to that big bird heaven in the sky, leaving only her limp, yellow-feathered body behind.

I covered her cage with a towel, then put it out on the back porch.

We shed some tears together.  Called Daddy.  Then Grammy.  

Grammy said "come over and eat waffles with me", so the three got dressed, put their shoes on and walked the 10 minutes to Grammy's house.  

As I type this I hear them coming through the door, their voices lighter and louder than earlier. Grammy & the waffles must have been an effective distraction.

Goodbye Sunshine.  We will miss your sweet songs.