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”
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Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Stage Parront
From the perspective of the paparazzi, being born covered in soft fetching feathers means you’ve got it made. Welcome to a lifetime of adoration. The heavens will part. Waffle-flavored snacks will pour from the sky (or at least from your personal Small Chef’s kitchen). Beings without any feathers will clamor for your beak-o-graph. Ladybirds willContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Stage Parront”
Being Brave with Bruce: Making An Entrance
As spring swings into full gear, things start to get competitive. At least if you happen to be in the egg-making frame of mind. After the long winter’s sleep, everyone is well rested (perhaps a little too well rested). Sure, you look very cute. You’ve checked and double checked and triple checked and all signsContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Making An Entrance”
Resting in Place with Malti: Couch Sharing
As a shelled being, you may tend to stay fairly slow and low to the ground (on account of how short you are and how heavy your shell is). But this doesn’t mean you are unaware of who is who in your little interspecies flock. With so many flock mates from different species, figuring outContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Couch Sharing”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Let Your Beak Shine Brightly
As a gourmet connoisseur with feathers, it doesn’t take long to notice different diners have different rating systems. For example, your large featherless flock mates like to use stars. Which is okay. It could be worse. Like shells or something. Feathers would be better. But the best – by far – is to show ratherContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Let Your Beak Shine Brightly”
Resting in Place with Malti: Neck Pats Are Nice
Resting is nice. Resting feels good. It is fun and relaxing. But after you have been resting in place for awhile, it can start to get old. You might quite understandably begin to feel restless. Bored, even. This is always the right moment to book some spa services. For example, you might opt for aContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Neck Pats Are Nice”
Being Brave with Bruce: Tall Dark and Climbing
Every being has their talents. Their secret sauce. Their special skills. This is never more apparent than when you choose to cohabitate in an interspecies flock. Your flock mates come in all shapes and sizes. And their talents are….what is the best way to put this….unique. Take your small feathery brother, for instance. His specialContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Tall Dark and Climbing”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: the Feathers and the Fur
Sometimes old sayings are the truest sayings. Birds of a feather flock together. Hear, hear. Especially if they happen to be fetching and feathery eligible ladybirds and you are a single, solo and suave manly manbird. Yet not everyone shares your (wise and wonderful) world view. Let’s say you happen to live in an interspeciesContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: the Feathers and the Fur”
Being Brave with Bruce: If the Slipper Fits
Just because you are a single, solo and suave manly male box turtle doesn’t mean all your worries are over. There is such a thing as survival of the species. Here, it is going to take more than sheer force of cuteness to accomplish this goal. After all, you don’t exactly stand out. In fact,ContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: If the Slipper Fits”
Resting in Place with Malti: Flowers for Shells
Everybody loves getting flowers. Flowers are very colorful. Flowers smell great. Flowers say “I love you.” When someone gives you flowers, you know you are cared for. Treasured. Adored. But how to say thank you? Sure, you could just sit right there, exuding “cuteness.” And you know your large shell-less admirer would be perfectly happyContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Flowers for Shells”
Love & Feathers & Shells 