Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments

When you are petite and precious and covered with soft downy feathers, you can forget all about privacy and personal space. Everyone wants to be near you….especially your doting large featherless assistant, who can’t seem to string two seconds together without grabbing the small rectangular flashing device and pointing it right at you. But whoContinueContinue reading “Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments”

Monday Happys: Work Breaks

Big or small, short or tall, young or old, rich or poor, feathered or featherless, there is so much happiness to be found in this world. And since Monday is the most stressful day of the week for many featherless beings (on account of something called “work”), Pearl figures it is also the perfect dayContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: Work Breaks”

Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Estivation

Bruce is a three-toed box turtle. Specifically, he is a Texas 3-toed box turtle (eastern box turtle), which means his species is found here in Texas naturally in certain wild places, mostly in the eastern parts of the state. But just because Bruce is from Texas doesn’t mean our legendary summer heat doesn’t get toContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Estivation”

Friday’s Better With Feathers

Feathers make everything better. For starters, you no longer need your alarm clock to get up in the morning. Also, victuals are more delectable….if there are any left by the time you get to try them. Then there is the joy of realizing how much better home furnishings look with a little judicious “remodeling.” AndContinueContinue reading “Friday’s Better With Feathers”

Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share

Gratitude, like your housemates with feathers, likes to take frequent breaks. This can mean that when you go looking for it, sometimes it is nowhere to be found! But this is nothing to worry about. All you need to do is start doing one of gratitude’s favorite activities. The moment gratitude realizes what you areContinueContinue reading “Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share”

Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Arugula

If it is possible for a tortoise to be a foodie, then Malti is a foodie. She really loves to eat. During the rare moments when she’s gotten her beak on some “people” food, she has reliably gobbled down as much of it as she could before her mama was able to extract it. NotContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Arugula”

Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments

When you are petite and precious and covered with soft downy feathers, you can forget all about privacy and personal space. Everyone wants to be near you….especially your doting large featherless assistant, who can’t seem to string two seconds together without grabbing the small rectangular flashing device and pointing it right at you. But whoContinueContinue reading “Wednesday’s Precious Pearl Moments”

Monday Happys: Workplace Style

Big or small, short or tall, young or old, rich or poor, feathered or featherless, there is so much happiness to be found in this world. And since Monday is the most stressful day of the week for many featherless beings (on account of something called “work”), Pearl figures it is also the perfect dayContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: Workplace Style”

Bruce Explains Box Turtles: The Wild

Bruce really comes alive when he is out and about in the “wild,” which these days basically means his outdoor habitat or in his enclosed backyard play area. He runs about, climbing and digging and exploring and hunting and hiding and swimming and just generally being a wild box turtle. I love this! I loveContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: The Wild”

Friday’s Better With Feathers

Feathers make everything better. For starters, you no longer need your alarm clock to get up in the morning. Also, victuals are more delectable….if there are any left by the time you get to try them. Then there is the joy of realizing how much better home furnishings look with a little judicious “remodeling.” AndContinueContinue reading “Friday’s Better With Feathers”