It is no secret the large shell-less beings view beings with shells as not very speedy. But when you have your own specific place and part to play in the greater “food chain o’ life,” speed is a relative term. In other words, you don’t need to be the fastest life form on the planetContinueContinue reading “Day 170: Slow, Slower, Slowest”
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Day 169: Cockatiel Explores Nature Versus Nurture
Whenever possible, it is nice to woo the ladybirds with the most authentic and natural-looking nest. But this isn’t always possible. Plus, as great as nature can be, it doesn’t always provide for the most posh nesting experience. Let’s say you happen to be an “indoor nester” and you chance upon a wonderful little boxContinueContinue reading “Day 169: Cockatiel Explores Nature Versus Nurture”
Day 168: Box Turtle Home Tour
In many parts of the country, “home tours” are a popular way to spend the day. You buy a ticket and this lets you walk right inside a stranger’s house to see what there is to be seen. Sometimes they even serve you snacks while you are trampling on their grass and snooping inside theirContinueContinue reading “Day 168: Box Turtle Home Tour”
Day 167: Tortoise Explains How to (Not) Have Fun
Living with a large shell-less assistant can be interesting, to say the least. They have so many strange ideas. And they really don’t know how to have fun. For example, every so often your shell-less assistant schedules you for a shared activity she calls “visiting the v.e.t.” When you see this activity on the dailyContinueContinue reading “Day 167: Tortoise Explains How to (Not) Have Fun”
Day 166: Cockatiel Supersizes Pancake
In the culture of the large featherless beings, there is such a thing as “supersizing.” Victuals are a particularly popular choice for supersizing. The theory seems to be that if it is small and tastes delicious, it will taste even more delicious when you make it bigger. In practice, however, supersizing is not for theContinueContinue reading “Day 166: Cockatiel Supersizes Pancake”
Day 165: Hay Girl
When you are looking for love, it helps if you learn to speak the love language ladies prefer. Here, all interspecies differences aside, even the suavest of solo males need all the love tips they can get. Let’s say you are a single and unusually handsome manly male 3-toed box turtle who doesn’t want toContinueContinue reading “Day 165: Hay Girl”
Day 164: Tortoise Is Chomposaurus
Everyone knows that young beings grow up fast. And by “grow up” we mean grow out….at least if the young being in question happens to have a shell on her back. In order to grow up, er, out, you need to eat. A lot. Here, it helps if you are born with a keen gustatoryContinueContinue reading “Day 164: Tortoise Is Chomposaurus”
Day 163: Cockatiel Gets His Own Back-up Dancer
Pretty much everyone knows that having feathers automatically makes you an excellent singer. But one of the best kept secrets few fans realize is that feathered beings are also excellent dancers! It makes sense, when you think about it – singing and dancing both require the same basic level of sensitivity to tempo, rhythm andContinueContinue reading “Day 163: Cockatiel Gets His Own Back-up Dancer”
Day 162: Box Turtle Color Camouflage
In a wild setting, color aesthetics can make all the difference between who gets lunch and who is lunch. So you really want to work your particular color camouflage for all you’ve got. For example, let’s say you are born with a tasteful all-over olive coloration, accented with strategically-placed swatches of tan, white and orange.ContinueContinue reading “Day 162: Box Turtle Color Camouflage”
Day 161: The Tortoise & the (Not So) Living Lettuce
If ever there was a proponent for the raw food diet, it would be the redfoot tortoise. The fresher it is, the better it tastes. If it is so fresh that your mommy literally just planted it for you, then you want to commence to chomping ASAP before anyone else discovers your stash. With anyContinueContinue reading “Day 161: The Tortoise & the (Not So) Living Lettuce”
Love & Feathers & Shells 