The return of the tiels (and more)

[popcornbird]

Hi everyone.

I'm not sure how many of you remember me and the tiels. I haven't been very active on the forums for a long time. Hope you haven't forgotten us.

My dear husband recently bought me a new camera, and I've been very excited about it. Just thought I'd share some of the pictures with you. Hope you enjoy.

Remember Muffin?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/Mana.jpg

and Popcorn?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00507.jpg

and Emmy? (Did I even tell you about Emmy???)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00437.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00509.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00506.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00504.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00500.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00491.jpg

[popcornbird]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00487.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00486.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00484.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00307.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00239.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00236.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00259.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00430.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00432.jpg

[popcornbird]

Meowwww....stop taking my pics!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00433.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00441.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00438.jpg

Some nature shots
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00046.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00087.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00088.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00065.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00114.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00395.jpg

[popcornbird]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00396.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00402.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00400.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00414.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00415.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00418.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00451.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00452.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00453.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00471.jpg

[popcornbird]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00476.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00495.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/h12345/DSC00521.jpg

That's all. :)

[pomtzu]

Those are really beautiful pictures - ALL of them!!! I love Popcorn (my twin to Popcorn was Rocky who is now at RB) - and Emmy's green eyes are gorgeous! The nature shots are stunning!!! Are you a professional photographer? If not - I think you missed your calling!! :D

[Taz_Zoee]

Wow, those are amazing photos!! The colors are so vibrant.
It's good to see Popcorn and Muffin again, and especially nice to see Emmy!! :D :D

[Husky_mom]

wow!!.. lovely pics...

I´ve sured missed you and your tiels!!.. they are gorgeous

but just to be sure popcorn is the male right??... because now seeign these pics I believe he´s beside lutino also a pearl... and muffin pearl pied...

have they tried the egg thign again??...;)

Emmy is awesome... lovely face... how´s she with the birdies?

[Cataholic]

I'm sorry, but, I have absolutely NO recollection of you, at all! :p

OMG, I think I forgot to re-set up Yahoo on my new laptop! Why didn't you email me to remind me, my little friend?????

Nice pics, btw.

[Karen]

Wow, great pictures, of the birdies - whom of course we remember - and of Mis Emmy. I don't believe we had seen her picture before. And the flowers and fruit and nature pictures are stunning, too! Give your husband a hug from us - his giving you a new camera means we get to hear from you again! :)

[Lillycat]

to "see" you again........and the birdies......and the kitty......and especially to hear your "voice".......

[shais_mom]

welcome back POPS! :D
I'm sorry I keep missing you on Yahoo.
The tiel pix and the nature pics and EMMY pix are stunning!!
I remember Emmy. Named for her emerald eyes right?
Is she still outdoors full time? Are you able to pet her?
don't be a stranger so long the next time! :)

[Medusa]

My goodness, those photos are just stunning! You and Kirsten could go into the photography business together and make a fortune! One of these days I'm going to get a decent camera. You put me to shame. Your tiels are beautiful and, of course, Emmy is, too.

[shepgirl]

Beautiful pictures, very professional. Your hubby really got you a great camera and you seem to have a knack for nature and animal pictures, gorgeous birds.

[jenluckenbach]

HI ! Waves frantically :D

Totally gorgeus pictures. The 'teils look fabulous. and Emmy, what a doll baby.

Hope you are back to stay. :cool:

[DJFyrewolf36]

Awwww! Its awesome to see you and your crew again (especially those oh so cute birdies :D )

Hope youre here to stay ;)

[captain]

Helloooooooo PCB!!!
Great to "see" you again.

Great photos, and thanks for coming back to share them ......... now how about a little detail about YOU ...?:)

[K9karen]

HI Back At Ya PCB! Your photos are a mirror of your life...colorful, beautiful, vibrant, happy and healthy!

Thanks for coming back with such superb pictures of your lovely tiels and kitty!

KIT!

[NoahsMommy]

Poppy!!! I've been thinking about you!! Its so nice to 'see' you back here. YAY!!! :) :) :)

GREAT pictures...all of them. Popcorn, Muffin and Emmy are adorable and look so happy.

Don't be a stranger, I miss you, my friend.

Hugs,
Kelly & Kits

xoxoxox

[gini]

What a treat for all of us. YOU returning, and then sharing your expertise with your new camera.

I don't think I have ever seen Emmy before. She sure is a cutie.

And of course, the tiels - seeing their new pictures is like seeing old friends and it makes you happy.

O.K. I speak for all of us - we need to hear from you, about you and your happily married life - on a REGULAR basis!!!

[sirrahbed]

Hi Poppy!! I enjoyed looking at your pictures this morning and it is very good to "hear" from you:cool:

I did not know about Emmy - what a sweetfaced kitty she is!! Hope you are well, I think of you from time to time, and wonder how you all are doing.

[Barbara]

Hi Popcornbird- nice to see you back :)
These pictures of the tiels are stunning- and so is Emmy! What a cutie :)

[popcornbird]

Hi everyone. It was nice to hear from you all again.

About Emmy...she's a kitty who showed up at my parents' about 3 years ago...just a few months before I got married. I was still living at home at the time. My mom fed her the first time she showed up, and she never left. We tried many times to bring her inside, but she seems to have something against being brought into the house. She will come to the door and let us pet her...as long as she is outside the door, and we're inside. I can manage to hold her if I'm quick enough, but she always struggles to get away. The few times I brought her inside, she screamed and howled and jumped 6 feet into the air (seriously), crying to go back outside. Eventually we just decided to respect her wishes and let her live where she feels comfortable...out in the backyard and in the front porch. We feed her everyday and she considers the yard her home. She's always there. She knows all of the family cars and comes running behind us everytime we come home. Besides being a little skittish, she's a really sweet kitty, and usually very calm. She and the tiels have no relationship other than staring at each other from the window, however, I have never seen her show any aggression towards birds. We have birds in the yard all the time who sit and eat HER food, right beside her, and she stays at least 6 feet away from them, acting like she's scared. I usually take the tiels with me to my parents' whenever I go to visit, and they like to look at each other through the window. We didn't get her as a pet, but she seems to have chosen my family as her own...in her own way. I personally think she's beautiful.

She prefers not to get too close to us when we're outside. The extreme closeup I got of her was by using the zoom on my camera. Its 15x optical zoom.

Besides that, the tiels are doing well. I've had them for 9 years now. Its really hard to believe how fast time flies. They've been with me through so much, and as the years go by, I love them more and more. We haven't had any eggs again...its been about 8 months since she laid for the first time.

Married life is good. I can't believe its already been 3 years since we met.

Its hard to find time to roam about PT like I used to. Maybe, just maybe the next time you'll get a nice new thread from me will be when we're expecting another new family member. Don't know when that will be though. :p

[sasvermont]

Hi Popcornbird! I was wondering where you were and why you hadn't posted in some time. I am so glad you are doing nicely and that you stopped by for an update!

Welcome back. You must promise to say hi from time to time.

Sas and her Campers!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Hello, hello, hello! How good to "see" you again PCB! I rushed through the thread and the marvelous photos to see if there was "exciting" family news???:D:rolleyes::D

I do remember Emma. She has the same notched ear my Shirley had. Perhaps it is a sorority thing?

[ramanth]

Love the tiels in the natual setting. Lovely pics! Can't recall hearing about Emmy. She's lovely! :)

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Woohoo Poppy!!! Welcome back sweety!!

Of course I remember your tiels!! Cat Emmy is a stunning beauty!!

[Logan]

Sure is nice to see that you're alive and well, PCB!!!!! :) :) I have missed you. I was so in hopes that there would be some special news in your post when I saw it. I see we're still waiting, but that's ok! Emmy is beautiful, and of course I love seeing Popcorn and Muffin!!!! :) :) Roger and Milly say hello! :love: