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September 15, 2007 and Little Stevie's International Heliport is 90% complete
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My neighbor Madeline Snyder found and purchased all the different fabrics you see represented in these photos
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Madeline also stitched all the panels together for Little Stevie. Thank you Madeline!!
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Madeline also came up with the design. She suggested PVC pipe frame and also a curtain rod to help suspend the canopy
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September 15 and Jacob my grandson came over to visit Little Stevie Wonder. They like to watch TV together and cuddle
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Jacob was very mindful of the fact that although Stevie's wings are clipped, a gust of wind could carry him away.
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That night tired from all the activity of having company, Little Stevie chose to sleep on his preening swing.
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Septemeber 20, 2007 and Stevie is exploring his heliport landing pad
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The head and foot boards are cushioned with foam mattress pads.
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Although the curtain panels are tucked under the mattress, I will have to place mattress pads along the sides. No matter how tightly the panels are tucked, Little Stevie can still fall the gap between the mattress and the curtains
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Trying to give Stevie a feel for how tall the 'ceiling' is!
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September 24, 2007
Shy 1 day of 16 weeks, Little Stevie had an appointment with Dr. Ernest Slovon of the Owings Mills Animal and Avian Hospital in Owings Mills, MD. He really travels well.
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Little Stevie's left eye started 'tearing' quite a bit and I wanted Dr. Slovon to check it out. Good news, no obvious infection, however, as a precautionary measure, Stevie is to take .04ML of Baytril 2x a day for 7 days. Dr. Slovon also prescribed Neo/Poly/Dex Opth Solution, eyedrops, for 10 days, 3x's a day. We go back in two weeks for a re-check.
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Photos 1 - 4 should give you an indication as to why I redid Little Stevie's Heliport.
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I added a see-through panel so I could keep an eye on Little Stevie
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Here he is climbing up and towards fleece which I braided for him. It hangs from top to bottom
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This photo shows how I keep all the panels fastened to the bed. There are no longer any gaps for Little Stevie to fall into or fall out of.
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A new project for Little Stevie's Heliport. Braids are comprised of fleece strips which are approximately 2 to 3 inches wide
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The horizontal braids were woven under and over the vertical braids and then tied with thin fleece strips at each junction
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The finished product. Made entirely out of strips of fleece which I braided to give stability.
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Little Stevie examining his fleece Get-A-Grip
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I decided to use fleece because it is soft in case he should fly into it and because there are no 'sharps' to poke him in the eye
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Climbing up
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