Being born with a shell on your back is pretty much the best. All you have to do is look around you to see that everyone else wants one of their own. There are so many shell-shaped structures in the world! Your large shell-less assistant even brings some of them home and puts them intoContinueContinue reading “Day 71: Everyone Wants a Shell”
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Day 70: The See-Through Spaceship
In these days of easy interstellar exploration, you just never know when a neighbor living one (or several) galaxies over might stop by for a visit. After all, extraterrestrials like to read too. And they love waffles. So it just makes sense that if distribution limits how far your new book can be shipped, yourContinueContinue reading “Day 70: The See-Through Spaceship”
Day 69: A Turtle In a Hay Pile
When the large shell-less beings think of hay, they typically think of the large, ponderous, gassy beings who all seem to be named “Moo.” But this is just because the shell-less beings don’t hibernate. Hibernation is awesome, by the way. All you have to do is find a really comfy snoozing spot, dial down yourContinueContinue reading “Day 69: A Turtle In a Hay Pile”
Day 68: The Constant (Shelled) Gardener
Being born with a shell on your back can mean no one takes your gardening skills seriously. You might even be a master craftsmen where landscaping is concerned, but the only way anyone will ever know is if you show them. The arrival of spring when your mommy replants your habitat (on account of howContinueContinue reading “Day 68: The Constant (Shelled) Gardener”
Day 67: Posing for the Paparazzi
The best authors (with feathers) make being creative look so easy. First they announce their new (great) book idea. The next thing you know, here comes the new book – like, presto! Nothing to it. But this is actually the stage where things can get challenging. The paparazzi, of course, have been waiting with batedContinueContinue reading “Day 67: Posing for the Paparazzi”
Day 66: A Box Turtle Wakes Up!
The large shell-less being here…. Bruce technically woke up from a whopping FIVE MONTHS of hibernation on March 10. But when, less than a week after waking up, another cold front swept the north (and thus the south) portions of our great continent, a certain tropical box turtle was having none of it. He wentContinueContinue reading “Day 66: A Box Turtle Wakes Up!”
Day 65: A Small Shelled Ostrich
According to the internet, the average adult ostrich weighs approximately 220 pounds. But when the ostrich is still an egg, it weighs about 3.1 pounds. At this moment in time, Malti weighs in at 3.5 pounds. This feels relevant because of what I saw when I walked into my (her) closet today.
Day 64: I Love You This Much
As every oh-so-masculine and manly manbird knows, spring is ladybird season. You really want to bring your A-game. But even if you bring your A-game with you everywhere (in the form of your soft grey and white feathers and cute curved beak and sweet pink feet and round black soulful eyes) sometimes the ladybirds wantContinueContinue reading “Day 64: I Love You This Much”
Day 63: Boy Box Turtles Will Be Boy Box Turtles
If there is one thing that can reliably produce grey hairs in any large shell-less being, it is a boy box turtle. Boys of any species seem to have a special knack for attracting trouble. But boy box turtles can turn a knack into a fine art. For instance, say you are a boy boxContinueContinue reading “Day 63: Boy Box Turtles Will Be Boy Box Turtles”
Day 62: Breakfast in Bed
Shelled beings are very resourceful and self-sufficient by nature. You really have to be, if you come from a species where the moment you exit your little white escape pod, you are totally on your own! Snacks, shelter, sleep – whatever you need, you better figure out quickly where to get it and how toContinueContinue reading “Day 62: Breakfast in Bed”
Love & Feathers & Shells 