Clovis, the Parakeet. With us from 3.29.02 until 9.11.07.

This entry is dedicated to the most tenacious of tiny parakeets,
Clovis, the Parakeet. We buried Clovis today, after 5 1/2 years
of enjoying her company. While it was never quite clear that she
enjoyed ours, I like to think that was just the New Yorker in her.
Here is a sketch of her from my journal on the day she came to us:

And here is an essay from 2002, in which Clovis plays a starring role:

Early Warning Systems

Bye, Clovie. We’ll miss your humble morning singing and your
dramatic ignoring of us.