I enjoy visiting bird farms. In a perfect world there would be no bird farms and all birds would be free to fly. I did own birds in the past but the only time I didn't feel guilty about having a bird in a cage was when I had a cockatiel. We had an enclosed atrium which was in the middle of the house -and it would have been open to the outside except for lattice and netting we had put up to keep bugs out and birds in. It was my VERY favorite thing about my whole house which we had for about 30 years - the atrium area being built later when we added on and it created an L-shape where on one side was a master bedroom and the other side was the kitchen. I sat out there every day, every night, unless it was raining. When it was cold I sat out with a blanket in the mornings to have my coffee and read. The atrium is really the only thing I miss about this house - the rest is a nice memory of many family functions but the atrium is still in my heart.
My cockatiel was free to roam and I would put her cage out on the table with the door open and she could come and go as she pleased. The farthest she would venture was just out on the table. She was never kept caged - even in the house her door was open and she would climb out and sit on top of her cage.
I have visited the bird farms several times and have quite a collection of beautiful birds to use as models for my sketching. I'll post more from the bird farms later.
These pictures were taken when I began the process of uncluttering and moving out a lot of plants and other things that made it mine..so it would sell easier.
These photos are after it was "undecorated" and left bare when it was up for sale. Our real estate agent said it would be more appealing to a buyer without art work and lots of plants that I use to have set up inside this area.
