Urban Parrots

quick post before I go to work-

It is October and the large flocks of urban parrots are back in Highland Park. This morning, I got up super early and I was working in our vegetable garden- picking some arugula and tomatoes for lunch, pulling a few weeds, pulling out a couple of dead tomato plants. I heard them flying, first the squawking. (What a commotion those birds make talking to each other.) Then, they were overhead and magnificent- over a hundred parrots. The flock flying left then right in unison. I almost couldn't contain my joy. As I sit here typing, I can hear their jabbering through the closed window in my study. I imagine they found a fruit tree or they are moving down the street. In the house I used to live on avenue 66, they would roost in the backyard mulberry tree. I could see them up close. Brilliant green, shock of scarlet. (oh my, now they are even louder, they must be flying over the house.) These birds symbolize Highland Park for me. Hold that thought, I'll explore it later. Now I MUST get in the shower and go to work...