Posts tagged as: Pocket Pets

The fine folks over at Boing Boing have reminded moi that the ever-snoozing and ever-prosh dormouse is hibernatin’ and therefore snoring up a storm these days. Will you please check out this redonk snoring action:

Did You Know™ that the dormouse sleep three quarters of the year in a nest? (That’s insta-dorabuhls). They weigh 15 to 30 grams, and they’re English, so you know when they talk, it’s absolutely charming.

First still image by Terry Whitaker, Dormice photographer extraordinaire. Second photo from Smart Images UK.

Time once again to pay special honor to those cute critters who seem to scamper everywhere. The National Wildlife Federation suggests you share your “squirrel stories.” Perhaps a squirrel helped you with your homework. Or cosigned an auto loan. Whatever it was, tell us how squirrels affected your life.

Photographic appreciation by Tomi Tapio.

I shan’t deceive you any longer, my dearest; I’m afraid you’ve been living a lie. I’m a rat, Daphne. There, I’ve said it. I’m a rat and that’s all I’ll ever be. Oh, what a cad you must think me, leading you along this twisting, mazelike primrose path of deception.

Photo by D. Sharon Pruitt/Pink Sherbet Photography.

Uhhh, I’m on it! It’s going great!

I’m having a little problem with the hoovering tho. [coff]

Hey Roborovski hamsters, let’s go out to eat tonight. I can’t even find the kitchen!

OK everybody get in a line and start beeping. You know you want to!

COmmuter traffic is now in total gridlock, thanks to Kim B. at Coast and Canyon Wildlife

[lights candles]

[turns on the Michael Bublé]

[Scrubs back by shuffling on tub]

Who’s gonna look fabulous tonight?

[looks into mirror]

YOU are, Dahling. You are.

Photos by (who else?) Pyza!

Santa Claus is real! He’s eating the broccoli and milk I left for him by the chimney! Now he’s leaving a big round package under the tree — oh, please let it be that high-performance all-terrain hamster ball with the flame detailing I asked him for!

May you get everything on your list, Mel D.