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Melissa surprised me for my birthday with a commissioned painting of my family’s dear pet bird Gordie (previously).

The talented artist responsible for this is our friend Sergio Quiñones, who has an Etsy shop full of his original work. His attention to detail and ability to conjure emotion and character in his paintings is masterful.

Sergio is also a big fan of Rufus, and surprised Melissa and I with this painting of the little guy.

Thank you so much, Melissa and Sergio. These are fantastic pieces of art.

This is Gordie, the Gansen family pet bird. He’s been around since 1997, making him 12 years old. Words cannot express how much I love this little guy.

He loves nothing more than to run around and chase pieces of paper. If you tap on the paper, the following will happen:

And sometimes he gets a bit overstimulated and decides to bite everyone, then it’s time to hang out in the cage:

Oh, Gordie. happy new year to you.