Hi sweet extended flock members, You have probably noticed we’ve been strangely absent from your inbox and social feeds lately. Our very own Tall Tree is not well. So our little flock has circled the wagons and we are doing our best to be present for him and for each other as events unfold. PrayersContinueContinue reading “From Our Flock: Breathing Room”
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Malti the Redfoot Tortoise: If the Shell Fits
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”
Being Brave with Bruce: Hay Is for Hibernating
Being a box turtle means you have a cozy home ready and waiting anytime you are in the mood for some you-time. When it is warm out, you might feel like staying out late, making hay while the sun shines, so to speak. But when temperatures cool down and the days grow short, you areContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Hay Is for Hibernating”
Resting in Place with Malti: Zoom Zoom
When you are born with a shell no one thinks you can zoom. It is the weight, they explain. The shell. It is so heavy. It slows you down. But you know the truth. Where there is a will to zoom, there is always a way. For example, let’s say your large shell-less assistant (whoContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Zoom Zoom”
Being Brave with Bruce: Tall Dark and Climbing
Every being has their talents. Their secret sauce. Their special skills. This is never more apparent than when you choose to cohabitate in an interspecies flock. Your flock mates come in all shapes and sizes. And their talents are….what is the best way to put this….unique. Take your small feathery brother, for instance. His specialContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Tall Dark and Climbing”
Resting in Place with Malti: Sunny With a Shell
Every species has their skillsets. Of course, some species have more skillsets than others. And not every species can multi-task their skillsets. Let’s say you happen to be a species with a shell. Lucky you. And talk about skillsets…. Check this out. You can carry your home – all of it! – right on topContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Sunny With a Shell”
Being Brave with Bruce: Making Friends
Making your own way in the world isn’t for the un-brave. Every day, there are decisions to be made, choices to be weighed. Hide or hunt? Eat this or that? Stay low or say hi? Whether your goal o’ the moment is to forage up some lunch or avoid becoming dinner, the outcome rests solelyContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Making Friends”
Resting in Place with Malti: Sit and Be Fit
There’s something about simply sitting still. Resting. Letting time pass. You know what they say about being slow and steady. It works if you work it. For example, let’s say you’re feeling peckish. But you have also just gotten settled in your nice warm relaxing tortoise spa bath. You don’t need to freak out, rushingContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Sit and Be Fit”
Happy Nearly New Year to You from Pearl, Malti, Bruce & all of us!
Boy oh boy oh boy! It is nearly here. Like in just a handful of minutes, seconds and hours. 2021. The year we’ve all been waiting nearly all of 2020 to get to. It is right there. We can almost see it. Hear it. Smell it. Taste it (at least if you are Malti). WhatContinueContinue reading “Happy Nearly New Year to You from Pearl, Malti, Bruce & all of us!”
Being Brave with Bruce: Coming Out of Your Box
You know you’ve won the genetic lottery when you pop out of your small round white escape pod and discover you are wearing a handy “box.” So unlike most beings (aka the less lucky ones), you’ve just traded one cloaking device for another. Anytime something wanders by that looks a little too curious – orContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Coming Out of Your Box”
Love & Feathers & Shells 