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”
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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: 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”
Resting in Place with Malti: Slow and Steady
Hailing from the most ancient and enduring of species can give you a perspective younger life forms clearly lack. From your unique vantage point, you can see how the temporary ebbs and flows of life can sometimes send hot (oh so hot) molten lava spewing out, only to turn around and cover the whole worldContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Slow and Steady”
Resting in Place with Malti: Me and My MommyGuard
You don’t have to be out of your small round white escape pod for very long before it becomes clear that the planet can be a dangerous place. Predators both enormous and infinitesimal are roaming about night and day, and no matter where you go and who you meet, everyone looks hungry. You would justContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Me and My MommyGuard”
Redfoot Tortoise Closeup With the Camera
When you have a face that loves the camera, you can absolutely expect the camera will love you back. It might even start following you around. Reason being….”cuteness.” You have it and every other being wants it. Luckily, the more attention you get (see “cuteness”) the more snacks you are likely to get. Even justContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Closeup With the Camera”
Redfoot Tortoise Takes a Walk
Redfoot tortoises are roamers. Wild redfoots will freely wander searching for snacks. Pet redfoots will also freely wander searching for snacks. You never know when a snack may appear, so if you don’t see one right away, just keep walking. Sooner or later, or for however long it may take, you will eventually wander rightContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Takes a Walk”
Day 356: Snuggles With Shells
Living in close quarters with beings of others species can require an ongoing commitment to education. Or, rather, re-education. Sure, it is true you enjoy a good refreshing outdoor mud wallow as much as the next being. After all, who doesn’t? But that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate other comforts as well. Take snuggles, forContinueContinue reading “Day 356: Snuggles With Shells”
Day 323: The Good Shelled Life
Every being wants to live a good life. Of course, the details of what, precisely, a “good life” looks like can vary wildly from one individual to the next. Some seem born to carve caves out of rocks – tackling life with brute strength and a dogged determination to walk uphill from start to finish.ContinueContinue reading “Day 323: The Good Shelled Life”
Day 320: A Perfect Tortoise Poncho
Winter is definitely a time of rest. If you weren’t supposed to nap a lot in winter, then why’d they make the days so short? On days you feel especially snoozy, you may even want to extend your afternoon nap right into your evening siesta. But the one thing you don’t want to do isContinueContinue reading “Day 320: A Perfect Tortoise Poncho”
Love & Feathers & Shells 