In every household, there is one place where every family member always wants to sit. This is because it is the comfiest, of course. It is also the coziest and the safest and the most fun. And because everyone wants to sit there, whoever gets to it first is kind of like “king of theContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Alligator”
Author Archives: Shannon Cutts
Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments
When you are petite and precious and covered with soft downy feathers, you can forget all about privacy and personal space. Everyone wants to be near you….especially your doting large featherless assistant, who can’t seem to string two seconds together without grabbing the small rectangular flashing device and pointing it right at you. But whoContinueContinue reading “Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments”
Monday Happys: Whine
Big or small, short or tall, young or old, rich or poor, feathered or featherless, there is so much happiness to be found in this world. And since Monday is the most stressful day of the week for many featherless beings (on account of something called “work”), Pearl figures it is also the perfect dayContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: Whine”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Soaking
Box turtles are truly an enigma of sorts in the turtle/tortoise world. Sometimes they seem more like terrapins or water turtles, with their water-loving personalities and tendency to go for a “swim” in any little pond or puddle they encounter. But then at other times, especially while hibernating under layers of dirt and mulch orContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Soaking”
Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share
Sometimes gratitude-producing things take some effort before the gratitude part appears. Take exercise, for example, which requires an investment called “sweat equity” in order to produce actual gratitude. This can be annoying, since there are times you just need a dose of gratitude right away and you don’t have time or energy to make yourContinueContinue reading “Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Begging
When I first brought Malti home, she was still so wild! At times she seemed nearly feral, looking at me suspiciously out of those tiny intense black eyes. And then she started to grow up. She began to put two and two together on multiple levels. Specifically, she started to catch on that the large,ContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Begging”
Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments
When you are petite and precious and covered with soft downy feathers, you can forget all about privacy and personal space. Everyone wants to be near you….especially your doting large featherless assistant, who can’t seem to string two seconds together without grabbing the small rectangular flashing device and pointing it right at you. But whoContinueContinue reading “Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments”
Monday Happys: Closet Surfing
Big or small, short or tall, young or old, rich or poor, feathered or featherless, there is so much happiness to be found in this world. And since Monday is the most stressful day of the week for many featherless beings (on account of something called “work”), Pearl figures it is also the perfect dayContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: Closet Surfing”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Protein
Figuring out what to feed a newly rescued box turtle is not a job for the faint of heart (or mind). When Bruce first joined our little flock in May 2015, I figured he would probably like whatever Malti liked. Boy was I wrong. To this day, Bruce has never deigned to even sniff Malti’sContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Protein”
Happy Feathery Fourth (& Save the Waffles!)
When you are lucky enough to be born covered in feathers, every day is a great day to celebrate! Not only do you have a lifetime’s worth of slavish adoration to look forward to (courtesy of your large featherless VIP fans), but simply showing up to other beings’ festivities makes them feel more like celebratingContinueContinue reading “Happy Feathery Fourth (& Save the Waffles!)”
Love & Feathers & Shells 