Every day I measure out two tablespoons of tasty seeds for soaking. I try to do this before I let Peanut out of his house in the morning, or when he is busy (very busy) doing other things like hunting for snacks, hunting for nasty snacks, or biting Bruce — because otherwise he senses the presence of the Awesome Blue Spoon of Seedy Goodness and flies right over TO EAT THOSE TASTY SEEDS ALL OF THEM GIVE ME THOSE TASTY SEEDS NOW THEY ARE MINE. Now, two tablespoons of seeds is far too much for a parrotlet to eat in one sitting, or in one day, for that matter. But since he's the Master of the Universe, and all, I scoop out the tiniest amount I can in the 0.0003 seconds he patiently waits for me, and hold the spoon as he eats every seed and then goes through every empty seed hull two or three times to make sure he hasn't missed anything good.

Have I mentioned my theory that seeds to birds are a little like crack is to humans?

Peanut doesn't usually get in the Awesome Blue Spoon of Seedy Goodness, which — at 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and with a capacity of a single tablespoon — is just about the same size as he is. But he sure loves that Spoon, and has a hard time understanding that the Blue Spoon of Scooping Coffee, and the Blue Spoon of Measuring Loose Tea aren't also filled with awesome goodness, but are, in fact, full of things that would be awesomely bad for him to eat. Considering that he insisted on getting some tasty seeds when I quickly pulled out the spoon today to measure it (no seeds in sight, really), you can imagine that my early mornings can be pretty entertaining. Go ahead, imagine it! It's fun!