	Table of Contents
	
		Esther			 1
		1898 – Bird Makes Turkey 2
		Etta Bird 3
		1904				 4
		Bird Seed			 5
		Grandmother Kindle	 6
		1918				 8
		1924				 9
		Ten in the 20’s, 30’s & 40’s 10
		The Great Depression			 12
		Learning to Fly					 13
		1943 – Falling from the Nest	 14
		Nest Eggs						 15
		The Wings of a Dove				 16
		About – Mrs. Jewell				 17
		Little Bohemian Sparrow Part I	 18
		Little Bohemian Sparrow Part II	 19
		Order in the Nest				 20
		Kitty							 21
		Bird Banter						 22
		Empty Pockets					 24
		Bird Watching					 25
		Homing Pigeon					 26
		The Wise, Young Owl				 27
		Fly Away Little Birdie, Part I	 28
		Upon Sunset						 29
		Birds of Kansas					 30
		Breakfast is for the Birds		 31
		The Early Birds Eat the Dust	 32
		A Bird in the Hand is Better	 34
		Five Steps on Turning Four		 35
		Two Birds with One Stone		 36
		Hummingbirds					 37
		Bird Menagerie					 38
		Dreams to Fly					 39
		Some Birds Fly – Some Swim – Some Run	 40
		Fowl Play	 41
		Passing the Branch	 42
		Myna Bird	 44
		Another Type of Bird	 45
		About Tommy – On Soaring High	 46
		Broken Wing	 47
		CAW	 48
		The Clever Bird	 49
		The Bird with a Bill	 50
		Fly Away Little Birdie, Part II	 51
		High Pockets	 52
		Phil	 53
		Blue Jays	 54
		Levi’s Lament	 55
		Mocking Birds	 56
		The Swan in a Uniform	 58
		Two Birds Flying in Circles	 59
		Slow Poke	 60
		John	 61
		Married to a Jail Bird	 62
		About – The 4th of July	 63
		I Love to Hear the Birds when they Sing	 64
		Parakeets and Cockatiels … Part I	 65
		When the Score was Tied at Twenty	 66
		Parakeets and Cockatiels … Part II	 67
		Leaving the Nest	 68
		Night Owl	 69
		I Know you’re Talking, but…	 70
		Gerald meets a Cardinal …	 72
		Plumage	 73
		Love Birds	 74
		Ann Mary – the Blue-Eyed Stork	 76
		Tommy	 77
		About Darlene – Moving to Colorado	 78
		About Kenny – Becoming a Kingbird	 79
		Bill, Bill from Over the Hill, …	 80
		The Sea Gull	 81
		Birds of Paradise, Part I	 82
		No More the Baby Bird	 83
		Setting Wings to Soar	 84
		About Virginia	 85
		A New Song	 86
		Flying South	 87
		Searching for Shelter	 88
		Bird on a Wire	 89
		William Orton	 90
		Western Union	 91
		Birds of Passage	 92
		Birding	 93
		Funny	 94
		Little Bohemian Pig	 95
		Not all Birds can Fly…	 96
		An Old Bird Learns a New Trick	 97
		When he was Four and Twenty	 98
		About – Virginia’s Missing Feathers	 99
		Birds of a Feather	 100
		About – The Words Virginia Spoke…	 101
		In the Stillness of the Midnight	 102
		Published	 103
		Bird Brain	 104
		Pretty Bird	 105
		About Darlene –  Leaving Colorado	 106
		DNA	 107
		Bird in a Box	 108
		The Bird Cage	 109
		Parakeets and Cockatiels …  Part III	 110
		A Little Bird Once Told Me	 111
		Without Words, Part I	 112
		Without Words, Part II	 113
		Without Words, Part III	 114
		Cancer	 115
		A Whisper of the Wind	 116
		About – How I Reacted …	 118
		A Tough Old Bird	 120
		About – The 1977  4th of July Reunion	 121
		As the Wind Blows	 122
		About – My Thirteen-Year-Old Granddaughter	 123
		Mary Ann and Me	 124
		About – The Birthday Party 	 126
		About – Time  	 128
		Birds of Paradise, Part II	 129
		The Flight Continues, Part I, II, III, IV & V	 130
		The Flight Continues, Part VI	 131
		Posthumous Fame	 132
		Let’s Put ‘it’ to Rest	 133
		Air Above Wings	 134

Esther	1
1898 – Bird Makes Turkey	2
Etta Bird	3
1904	4
Bird Seed	5
Grandmother Kindle	6
1918	8
1924	9
Ten in the 20’s, 30’s & 40’s	10
The Great Depression	12
Learning to Fly	13
1943 – Falling from the Nest	14
Nest Eggs	15
The Wings of a Dove	16
About – Mrs. Jewell	17
Little Bohemian Sparrow Part I	18
Little Bohemian Sparrow Part II	19
Order in the Nest	20
Kitty	21
Bird Banter	22
Empty Pockets	24
Bird Watching	25
Homing Pigeon	26
The Wise, Young Owl	27
Fly Away Little Birdie, Part I	28
Upon Sunset	29
Birds of Kansas	30
Breakfast is for the Birds	31
The Early Birds Eat the Dust	32
A Bird in the Hand is Better	34
Five Steps on Turning Four	35
Two Birds with One Stone	36
Hummingbirds	37
Bird Menagerie	38
Dreams to Fly	39
Some Birds Fly – Some Swim – Some Run	40
Fowl Play	41
Passing the Branch	42
Myna Bird	44
Another Type of Bird	45
About Tommy – On Soaring High	46
Broken Wing	47
CAW	48
The Clever Bird	49
The Bird with a Bill	50
Fly Away Little Birdie, Part II	51
High Pockets	52
Phil	53
Blue Jays	54
Levi’s Lament	55
Mocking Birds	56
The Swan in a Uniform	58
Two Birds Flying in Circles	59
Slow Poke	60
John	61
Married to a Jail Bird	62
About – The 4th of July	63
I Love to Hear the Birds when they Sing	64
Parakeets and Cockatiels … Part I	65
When the Score was Tied at Twenty	66
Parakeets and Cockatiels … Part II	67
Leaving the Nest	68
Night Owl	69
I Know you’re Talking, but…	70
Gerald meets a Cardinal …	72
Plumage	73
Love Birds	74
Ann Mary – the Blue-Eyed Stork	76
Tommy	77
About Darlene – Moving to Colorado	78
About Kenny – Becoming a Kingbird	79
Bill, Bill from Over the Hill, …	80
The Sea Gull	81
Birds of Paradise, Part I	82
No More the Baby Bird	83
Setting Wings to Soar	84
About Virginia	85
A New Song	86
Flying South	87
Searching for Shelter	88
Bird on a Wire	89
William Orton	90
Western Union	91
Birds of Passage	92
Birding	93
Funny	94
Little Bohemian Pig	95
Not all Birds can Fly…	96
An Old Bird Learns a New Trick	97
When he was Four and Twenty	98
About – Virginia’s Missing Feathers	99
Birds of a Feather	100
About – The Words Virginia Spoke…	101
In the Stillness of the Midnight	102
Published	103
Bird Brain	104
Pretty Bird	105
About Darlene – Leaving Colorado	106
DNA	107
Bird in a Box	108
The Bird Cage	109
Parakeets and Cockatiels … Part III	110
A Little Bird Once Told Me	111
Without Words, Part I	112
Without Words, Part II	113
Without Words, Part III	114
Cancer	115
A Whisper of the Wind	116
About – How I Reacted …	118
A Tough Old Bird	120
About – The 1977 4th of July Reunion	121
As the Wind Blows	122
About – My Thirteen-Year-Old Granddaughter	123
Mary Ann and Me	124
About – The Birthday Party	126
About – Time	128
Birds of Paradise, Part II	129
The Flight Continues, Part I, II, III, IV & V	130
The Flight Continues, Part VI	131
Posthumous Fame	132
Let’s Put ‘it’ to Rest	133
Air Above Wings	134