Hi sweet extended flock members, You have probably noticed we’ve been strangely absent from your inbox and social feeds lately. Our very own Tall Tree is not well. So our little flock has circled the wagons and we are doing our best to be present for him and for each other as events unfold. PrayersContinueContinue reading “From Our Flock: Breathing Room”
Category Archives: Malti
Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: If the Shell Fits
Living underneath your own custom shell is like carrying around a complete home gym. All you have to do to get fit is stand up and sit down. But while this brings with it certain multi-tasking advantages, in some circumstances it can also make navigation challenging. Especially when you forget it is there. For example,ContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: If the Shell Fits”
Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Magical Mud Mask
Mud is magical. It can do all sorts of magnificent things. For instance, say you want to fend off the summer swarms of miniature velociraptors (more commonly known as “mosquitoes”). Mud. It does an itchy body good. Or let’s say it is swelteringly hot….again….in the deep south where you live. Mud. It is like airContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Magical Mud Mask”
Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Connecting the Dots
Being small and self-contained can really make living in an interspecies flock fun. With family members of all shapes and sizes there is always room to mix things up. As one of the smallest and certainly the slowest flock member, your interspecies family can get pretty used to you showing up in the same wayContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Connecting the Dots”
Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Micro Gardening
When you are born with a shell and a beak handily equipped with its own set of sharp garden shears, you know that what grows up must come down. Or something like that. In the world of the large shell-less beings, this is often termed “micro gardening.” Let’s say you have a small space whereContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Micro Gardening”
Happy Chef Grandma Day!
When you are small and short and covered in downy feathers, soft fur or an adorable curved shell, you get used to be waited on. Paparazzi are always lurking with small rectangular flashing devices, tasty treats and lavish praise. It could get all too easy to get used to all the pampering and spoiling andContinueContinue reading “Happy Chef Grandma Day!”
Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Stretching Out Your Comfort Zone
It doesn’t take too long living with the large shell-less beings before you realize you actually have a few things in common! This is a very good thing. After all, without sharing a common spoken language, or even a common species, finding other common interests can really help break the (ahem) cold-blooded ice. Take “comfortContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Stretching Out Your Comfort Zone”
Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Rainbow Hugs
Just being born with a shell automatically makes you a great candidate for being an ambassador animal. If you happen to be both shelled and ectothermic (or what your large shell-less assistant likes to call “cold-blooded”) you are even more qualified. After all, you are one of the longest-lived species on this small round blueContinueContinue reading “Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: Rainbow Hugs”
Resting in Place with Malti: Zoom Zoom
When you are born with a shell no one thinks you can zoom. It is the weight, they explain. The shell. It is so heavy. It slows you down. But you know the truth. Where there is a will to zoom, there is always a way. For example, let’s say your large shell-less assistant (whoContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Zoom Zoom”
Resting in Place with Malti: Coming Out
There is a reason shelled beings are so fascinating to beings who don’t have shells. (Okay, there are many reasons. But this one seems to rather reliably top the list.) When you have a shell right above your own head, you don’t have to worry about all kinds of things non-shelled beings have to dealContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Coming Out”
Love & Feathers & Shells 