Anna's Loretta....

[Anne-Samantha's Mom]

Anna we all love you..and you know there is a special place on the other side of the bridge for people like you...and you know that you will be met by a flock of birdies....Bodhi look after Loretta...Loretta whole and not suffering and y oung again at last....the angels in heaven are rejoicing for one of their own is with them again....fly high and pain free...Loretta.

[Patty, Linus and Co.]

That's beautiful Anne.

[birdie]

Anna~ I hope you don't mind, here is one of my favorite pictures of Loretta. Rest in peace sweet Loretta.

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[bonnie]

Love you pretty girl! You've always been one of my favorites when I visit. I'll see you when I get home, keep a spot warm for me!

[FoxersArtist]

Thanks everyone for the warm comments and your own tributes to Loretta. I am feeling a little bit better but trying not to think about it too hard to keep the tears away. I feel a lot more peace about losing Loretta than Bhodi - I guess because she had lived such a long life and I knew she died in peace and with someone she knew and loved. Bhodi still haunts me. Loetta's perch has really been bothering me though. I think I will put it away for a little while until the hurt is not so fresh and then bring it out again for a new bird to enjoy. Peggy Sue learned to do Loretta's call and I heard her do it for the first time today. It sent chills down my spine and my heart sank. Someone needs to have a talk with that girl to let her know that this scream is no longer popular. BatToo eventually learned to stop doing the Bhodi scream, so I hope peggy will unlearn as well.

Here is my favorite picture of Loretta:
(photobucket's down, i'll have to post it later.)

I will post some other pictures I took of Loretta right before we went to the vets, when I am feeling a little more up to it.
-Anna

[Macaw Lover]

When you heard Peggy Sue that was really Loretta's calling, Loretta was trying to let you know that she is still with you, in your heart, that she is so much happier and free of pain and knows that you loved her as she did you.

Yes, put the perch away and heal. Bhodi knows that you tried the best you could to give him the best possible life and long ago forgave you and wants you to forgive yourself in order to help others. Bhodi doesn't want you to ever stop helping all the little birdies that need you.

[lcarle]

Anna, I am so sorry for your loss. Fly free Loretta!!! I will always remember meeting you at the HB gathering!!!