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Bruce the Box Turtle: Box Lunch

Being a part of the greater food chain o’ life means staying present. If it is breakfast time, for example, you definitely want to stay focused on breakfast. Getting it and not becoming it, that is. Some mornings, it might be all you can do to forage up sufficient victuals to get you through toContinueContinue reading “Bruce the Box Turtle: Box Lunch”

Being Brave with Bruce: A Fresh New View

Routine can be comforting. You wake up, pop open your box, slowly stretch out your (adorable, yellow-dotted) front legs, back legs, tail, head. You soak up some rays as usual, then head out to forage up your tasty breakfast. And so it goes, one day following another. Until one day you start to wonder ifContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: A Fresh New View”

Being Brave with Bruce: Keep Your Friends Close

It can be a lot to take on – living the wild life. Every day, you know who the buck stops with. You. Whether the threat o’ the day is enormous and carnivorous or microscopic and infectious, when you get all the way to the end of it, you will know who you have toContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Keep Your Friends Close”

Being Brave with Bruce: Putting Yourself Out There

Being born with a (cute, curved) shell on your back doesn’t always means you will turn out to be an introvert. But it is a pretty safe bet. That shell can just look too tempting, feel too comforting. And comfort is great, for sure. But it can also be isolating. Especially when there are microscopicContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Putting Yourself Out There”

Being Brave with Bruce: What the World Needs Now

There are times when unfolding events on this small round blue and green planet can feel really stressful. Oh so stressful. The news about, well, basically everything, sounds so grim. There are micro-particles on the loose everywhere and they aren’t very friendly. Even worse, the latest fashion trend sweeping the ranks of your large shell-lessContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: What the World Needs Now”

Day 336: Box Turtle Gets a Lift

Being a box turtle means you can carry your home with you wherever you decide to go. But it isn’t just any home you are carrying. Your home is extra-secure. Once you decide to head indoors, you can use your super-strong shell muscles to close up tight on both sides – so tight that predatorsContinueContinue reading “Day 336: Box Turtle Gets a Lift”