Wow. October is nearly November!
We are ready. This has been a.....real....year. Gripping. In your face. Like an extended interspecies roller coaster ride without those too-low, too-tight lap belts.
We've had breakups with no makeups. A new and scary diagnosis to navigate. Skin infection. Shell rot. Bloody poop. And a tumor scare that turned out to be a tummy full of (wait for it) EGGS.*
It has been heart-wrenching, eye-opening, sometimes jaw-dropping - and always the freshest and realest of realities here in our little flock.
But in the way only sweeping change can bring, this year has also been mighty and wonderful.
There are guardian angels about and we can feel their protection and love surrounding us. Many of these angels have names and faces we have grown to love and treasure so much (yes, I am talking to YOU our precious extended flock member!).
Meanwhile, the holidays are approaching once again like a horde of paparazzi with flash bulbs popping.
Speaking of holidays, if you haven't picked out all of your holiday swag yet, Pearl would like to bring your attention to a certain set of fetching and feathery books you can learn more about here - and while you're at it, read on for your chance to WIN a free copy of "Love & Feathers!"
By this time next month, Bruce will have settled down for his long winter nap, and his doting rescue mama will be consoling herself with copious daily doses of cute box turtle pics and vids.
Thanks to all that eating, Malti is finally big enough now to spend the warmer winter days outside. Once evening temps dip below 55°F, her overprotective large shell-less assistant will bring her inside to cuddle and watch Netflix on the couch together until they both fall asleep.
For safety reasons, of course.
As for me? I've been dreaming of turning "Love & Feathers" the dynamic book duo into a trilogy. Wouldn't that be fun?! :-)
*Me. Trees. Flash Gordon. Bruce. Pearl. Malti!
