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Calcifer Calcifer Calcifer 😍🤦‍♀️💕

Larry may be a female. Larry lives in a 40 gallon alone. Larry has no friends but me Larry likes to eat. Larry likes to swim around in the plants and rocks. Larry is my first loach. Give me some ideas for Larry. Does Larry need a friend?

Well folks, cheers to 45 years around the sun. It’s almost my birthday and what better way to celebrate than gathering together at the local river bank. I painted this lil lady to bring on the celebration and invite my loved ones to join me in a day filled with love, laughs, and some fun in the sun. 🤩🥰🥳
So much joy to create, Hope y’all get as big a kick outta these days as I do🙏

But I’m loving it 😍

EDIT- I don’t really know how to explain what I’m feeling right now.
This little watercolor possum has over 1,300 upvotes, and honestly, it makes me want to cry.
Not because of the number itself, but because every once in a while something reminds me that the hours spent painting alone at my table actually matter to someone else besides me. That a silly little painting can make people stop, smile, laugh, or feel something.
I’ve spent a lot of time doubting myself as an artist, as a person. So when people connect with my work, it doesn’t feel like pride as much as disbelief, gratitude, relief, and vulnerability all at once.
Art has been my companion through some of the hardest and most beautiful parts of my life. Maybe that’s why being seen feels so overwhelming.
Thank you to everyone who took a moment to appreciate this little possum. It means more than you know.

….Calcifer’s favorite breakfast phrase 😅🙏💕

Built a little enrichment/perch setup for the chicks today using an old wooden ladder suspended on bungees above the coop door inside their run 😅

Honestly I wasn’t sure if they’d trust it right away but within no time all four girls were lined up together like they owned the place.

I’m really trying to focus on giving them things to explore, balance on, climb, scratch through, and interact with while they grow up. Watching them figure things out and develop their little personalities has been one of the most unexpectedly rewarding parts of raising chickens.

Current flock dynamics:
• Queenie = neighborhood watch
• Ginny = tiny goth cryptid
• Lettie = soft gray cloud
• Evie = feather-footed dinosaur

Would love to see other people’s coop/run enrichment ideas too 👀

Hennessy is my adopted rescue turtle 🐢
Lately we’ve been taking little walks around the yard together, which has been a really nice change of pace after his long winter “nap”. After winter he seemed a little drier than usual, so I recently brought him to an exotic vet just to be safe. Thankfully he got a clean bill of health 🤙
I’ll admit, sometimes I feel a little awkward saying I “adopted” a turtle because he’s definitely not the kind of pet that seeks attention or affection. He’s shy, independent, and honestly mostly wants to do turtle things.
But I’m learning that spending quiet time exploring with him is still a way of bonding, even if it looks different than it would with a dog or cat. I’m hoping the more time we spend outside together, the more I’ll learn about him and his little personality.