It was Tuesday and Periwinkle could hardly contain her excitement.....Stinky was on his way!! She could feel the vibration of the teleportation tunnel and knew it was only a matter of a few seconds till he arrived. WHOOOOSH....Stinky came tumbling out of the tunnel and crashed into Periwinkle. They both laughed and hugged each other and shared whisker kisses. As always, Periwinkle was overwhelmed by the handsomeness of her special ManCat.
"What are we up to today?" asked Stinky. "Thank COD we cats don't have to practice Social Distancing." Periwinkle told him that they were going to the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. It was not too far from her house and the trip in the teleportation tunnel would only take a minute or two.
Periwinkle and Stinky got into the tunnel and off they went.
The two tabbies headed off to see what kind of cool wildlife they could find. All of a sudden Stinky tugged on Periwinkle's paw and said "WHOA....what is that beautiful bird? I've never seen one like that at home." Periwinkle explained that it was a Roseate Spoonbill. She pulled out her Mom's cellphone and read this to Stinky.
Roseate Spoonbills are pale pink birds with brighter pink shoulders and rump. They have a white neck and a partially feathered, yellowish green head from which their red eyes shine. Juveniles are paler pink and have a completely feathered head for 3 years until they attain adult breeding plumage
Stinky was impurressed! Next they saw a pretty Belted Kingfisher. Both Periwinkle and Stinky were in awe of the beautiful colors.
And they saw them come out of the water and follow Mom onto land.
All of a sudden, Periwinkle shouted: "YIKES, let's get out of here!!" Stinky turned around and saw a big Alligator sunning himself at the shoreline.
"Let's go look at more birds, that guy is Scary" said Periwinkle. Stinky agreed and headed to the lookout to see what other wildlife he could spot.
"Periwinkle, I am not seeing much going on right now, why don't we head back to the Visitors Center and check out the gift shop." Always ready for shopping, Periwinkle agreed! Before they went in, they took a memory photo.
"There's lots of nice stuff here" said Stinky. "Lets pick up a few things for our Moms and fursibs." Periwinkle thought that was a good idea. It was also nice and cool in the air conditioning.
Knowing that it was almost time for them to leave, Periwinkle and Stinky stopped at a picnic table and enjoyed the Fancy Feast snack they brought with them.
After cleaning up, they hopped back into the teleportation tunnel and headed back to Periwinkle's house. Knowing that their fun day was coming to an end, the two tabbies held paws and shared whisker kisses. Soon it was time for Stinky to head home. One more hug and whisker kiss and he got into the tunnel, blowing kisses to Periwinkle. WHOOOSH....and he was gone. Periwinkle was glad they could have a fun day but was so sad it was over. Once again, she wiped away tears from her eyes and started counting off the days till their next adventure.
