Saturday Travels

I’m going to take a small break from my Nepal reminiscing. On Saturday my friend Toni and I decided we both needed out of Phoenix for a little bit. My wanderlust has not been quenched by traveling to Nepal and Costa Rica in the last few months. Actually, it has only fueled the fire. I don’t think it’s going to get any better any time soon. So instead of sitting at home thinking of what fun adventures could be out there, we both loaded into the Toaster and away we went!

About an hour outside of Phoenix there is a great little road side attraction Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. It was just plain amazing. We saw ostriches, goats, deer, and donkeys. But by far, my favorite site were the lorikeets.

These amazing little birds were so hilarious. Once we walked inside their cage you could hear them talking and chirping to each other. The very nice young man told us to hold our little cups of nectar in our hands and simply hold out our arm. Lo and behold, the lorikeets descended!

They were pretty greedy. 

I’d like to introduce you to Larry, Curly, and Moe. They stuck around for quite a bit. Then my nectar ran out and they flew away. 

But not before fixing my hair. He spent quite a while up there making sure my hair was exactly the way he wanted it to be. 

But it’s just not an adventure until you have a brightly colored bird sitting on your shoulder singing into your ear. 

Hurray for random Saturday adventures. 

I love Arizona winters. 

Namaste