Choosing to live in an interspecies flock is not for the faint of stomach. It doesn’t take long to learn that some of the large shell-less beings are “delicacy whisperers”….and some are not. You need to learn quickly whose victuals are actually edible and whose are not….at least if you want to enjoy the averageContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Grazing with Grandma”
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Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Big Bird Bite
Biting may not be considered the most socially appropriate response in certain circles. Sad but true. The longer you spend living in an interspecies flock, the more you are likely to notice how frequently your flock mates prefer to waffle around the important issues rather than tackle them head-on. Their loss. Whether the threat isContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Big Bird Bite”
Being Brave with Bruce: Box Upgrade
It can be advantageous to have a totally secure box you can close yourself up into whenever danger strikes. Then again, it can also be awfully lonely. It can be easy to psych yourself out, in there all by yourself. Obviously, the ideal scenario would be to invite a friend to shelter inside your boxContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Box Upgrade”
Resting in Place with Malti: Nature and Nurture
Into every life a little good news….and a little bad news….may fall. Good news, of course, is for basking in (and eating, if it looks the least bit edible). Bad news is a whole different matter. Some types of bad news is particularly….um….infectious. Sometimes you may get a really big, bad batch of it -ContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Nature and Nurture”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Drop It Like It’s Sparkly
if there is such a thing as too much of a good thing (which is totally debatable when you’re covered in feathers), there is bound to be too much of a bad thing, too. Like too much stay-at-homing. Or too much soapy hand washing. Or too much of that clear slimy bottled goo that makesContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Drop It Like It’s Sparkly”
Being Brave with Bruce: Hugs and Head Pats
Sometimes you wake up, hear the latest news and realize…. You need a hug. Or a head pat. Or maybe many head pats. Hugs and head pats won’t make the bad news go away. But they sure can make you feel braver to bear it! (Not to mention very, very loved.) Pearl, Malti, Bruce &ContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Hugs and Head Pats”
Resting in Place with Malti: Bring a Friend to Quarantine
It’s one thing to rest in a certain place because you are choosing to rest there. It is quite another thing to have someone else tell you that you can only rest HERE and not THERE. There is a word for that. (Several words, in fact.) Annoying. Uppity. Bite-able. They could at least bring youContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Bring a Friend to Quarantine”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Atta Bird
If there is one fact you can count on in the greater food chain o’ life, it is this: every day is going to be different than the day before it. Sometimes, this is a good thing. For example, perhaps one morning you open your adorable round black eyes and spy a line of singleContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Atta Bird”
Love & Feathers & Shells 