The Adventures of Periwinkle and Stinky

 

Tuesday morning is always busy for Periwinkle.  She gets up early and spends extra time grooming her furs so she looks as nice as possible for her boyfriend, Stinky.  When she is done, she waits (not so)patiently by the Teleportation Tunnel for his arrival.  She jumps up when the Tunnel starts to shake and the familiar WOOSH lands him right in her waiting paws.  They spend some time whisker kissing, paw patting and catching up on the last week.  Soon Periwinkle takes Stinky's paw and leads him back into the Tunnel.  

After a very short trip, they arrive at their destination for the day.  Stinky giggles and says "this is amazing" which makes Periwinkle giggle too.

Periwinkle explained that they were in St Cloud and were visiting a small, privately owned, exotic animal rescue.  Periwinkle explained "The majority of the animals here have been surrendered by owners after they realized they were in way over their heads with a wild animal they thought could be a pet or found themselves unable to care for them. Others have been retired from zoos and educational programs where they interacted with people. Some of the animals, like wild-caught boa constrictors, have been removed from the lands they are invading and rather than be destroyed, find a new life here. Many of the birds and other native Florida species have been hurt or orphaned and are deemed unable to be released by the state."  Impurressed by her knowledge, Stinky took her paw and they went off to visit the animals.

They first came upon this sweet family of Capybara...

Periwinkle pointed out the sign telling more about them (you might need to biggify)

Always the scamp, Stinky ran off and Periwinkle found him "hanging out" with the sloth...

                                            

From there the saw the Fennec Foxes.  They both were amazed by how much they resembled cats.

Periwinkle said, "According to Wikipedia, The fennec fox is a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara and Mauritania to the Sinai Peninsula. Its most distinctive feature is its enormous ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey. The fennec is the smallest fox species."

With apologies to da Tabbies, they visited the burds...

They were amazed by the Patagonian Mara...

Having done her research, Periwinkle explained "The Patagonian mara is a relatively large rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis. It is also known as the Patagonian cavy or Patagonian hare. This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal is found in open and semi-open habitats in Argentina, including large parts of Patagonia."  Stinky smiled and told her how impurressed he was with her knowledge which made Periwinkle blush.

They saw a Bobcat...

and a marbled fox...

They stopped to read about the Ring-Tailed Lemur...

and then they visited him...

It was almost time to go but they wanted to visit the Geoffroy's Cat...

He seemed interested in them too...

As much as they didn't want to leave, they knew it was time to head back to Periwinkle's house.  They had a snack on the back porch since the weather was nicer...

Stinky spent some time visiting Periwinkle's Mom and fursib and then the two took some time to whisker kiss, paw pat and hug before Stinky had to leave.  

Stinky hopped into the Teleportation Tunnel and blew one last whisker kiss and, with a WOOSH, headed home.  Periwinkle found a sun puddle and napped and dreamed about her next Adventure with Stinky.

Friendly Fill-ins

 We're pawticipating in Friendly Fill-ins sponsored by Four Legged Furballs and 15 and Meowing.

We're taking turns.  Mom, Noelle, Reesie and Periwinkle.

1. If you looked in my closet, you’d see a lot of __shoes and handbags_.

2. When I’m having a bad day, I like to ___think of Sawyer___.

3. _Snoozing in a sun puddle___ is the best remedy for _anything!

4. It’s no secret that I __Love Stinky!___.

Today is also Flashback Friday.    Angel Cubby was a real cutie!

Friendly Fill-ins and Flashback Friday

 We're pawticipating in Friendly Fill-ins sponsored by Four Legged Furballs and 15 and Meowing.

Periwinkle and Noelle are answering for us this week. 

1. I am going to _have an Adventure with Stinky_____ on __Valentine's Day!______.

2.The worst __thing in the world__ is _when Sawyer has a seizure____.

3. From my experience, _Having a boyfriend like Stinky__ is worth its weight in gold.

4. _Having to share treats__ does not work for me.

Today is also Flashback Friday.   Here's a Valentine's Flashback of  Angel Cubby.  He was a really good sport!

The Adventures of Periwinkle and Stinky

 

Tuesday morning came early for Periwinkle because she couldn't sleep she was so excited that her boyfriend, Stinky, was coming for an adventure.  After last week's adventure when he rode off on a pelican, she hoped he would behave this week.  Click HERE if you missed that episode.

Suddenly the Teleportation Tunnel rumbled and with a WOOSH out tumbled Stinky right into Periwinkle's loving paws.  They spent time whisker kissing, paw patting, and catching up on the last week.  After a bit, Stinky asked what Periwinkle had planned for the day.  When she told him they were taking a short trip  up to Cocoa Beach, Stinky thought they were going back to the Dinosaur Store but Periwinkle just smiled and said they were doing something else.

To save time, they headed back into the Teleportation Tunnel and Periwinkle entered the coordinates and were gone with a WOOSH.  They arrived at their destination and Periwinkle could see that Stinky looked pleased. 

 "We're going surfing?" he asked.  She nodded yes and he gave her a big hug which made them both blush.  "I remembered how much you enjoyed surfing the day we went to my beach so I thought you might like to take a lesson," said Periwinkle.  Stinky was all smiles which made Periwinkle very happy.

When the two tabbies entered the school everyone was so happy to see them.  They knew all about Periwinkle and Stinky and their adventures and were super surprised to see them.  Of course, Stinky had to jump on the counter which made everybody laugh.  Periwinkle told him she hoped he would not get into trouble this week.  Sheepishly, Stinky agreed to try his best to behave.

Before they started, the instructors gave them a list of what to do and not to do when surfing.

1) Don’t worry about what other people might be thinking about your board, wet furs, skill level, etc. Focus on surfing: paddling out and catching waves back in.

2) Learn to duck dive before you can even stand up. Being able to duck dive will exponentially increase the number of waves you catch.

3) Surf mostly in the morning and late afternoon. Sunburn isn’t cool and you’ll regret having been sunburnt later in life.  Even cats can get sunburn.

4) Catch as many waves as possible. Don’t sit out there waiting for what you might think is the perfect wave – catch everything you can.

5) Don’t be overly timid. Know your place in the line-up, especially as a beginner, but don’t go surfing and catch no waves.  Periwinkle was pretty sure Stinky would NEVER be too timid.

6) Smile and be friendly in the line-up.  Everybody agreed that Periwinkle and Stinky were always friendly.

7) Don’t take surfing too seriously.   Periwinkle and Stinky both agreed they didn't take things too serioiusly.

8) Stretch.  Something cats are very good at!

9)  Surf with friends. Happiness shared is happiness multiplied.  Both tabbies agreed that sharing happiness was important which is why they loved their adventures.

Once they had the guidelines, they were ready to start.  They followed the signs to the beach...

They both picked out surfboards!

After a few tries, they were both surfing.  Being cats and having great balance certainly helped them learn so quickly.

Stinky really got the hang of it!

Periwinkle sat on the beach and watched him.  She loved seeing him have such a good time.

After a while, Stinky got tired and they decided to join Periwinkle on the beach.

"I sure had a blast surfing," said Stinky.  Periwinkle could see he was sad because he thought the day was over but she had plans for one more thing.  Once they dried off their furs, she took his paws and they walked back to the school to pick up their certificates.

They walked down the street a bit and Periwinkle showed him where they were going next. "Oh wow, I've heard of Ron Jon's but never thought we would come here" said Stinky. 

 Periwinkle said she thought it would be nice of them to stop in the store and buy something for their Moms.

  

After they walked through the whole store, they picked out t-shirts that they thought their Moms would like. 

  They purchased them and headed outside.  In typical Stinky fashion, he handed Periwinkle his bag and ran off.  Next thing she knew he had climbed to the top of one of the large sand sculptures.

"Stinky, come down!  You promised you would behave!" said Periwinkle.  Stinky climbed down and apologized.  He gave Periwinkle a kiss on the cheek and said he was sorry and Periwinkle knew she had to forgive him.  He was such a sweet guy.

They took a selfie in front of one of the other sand sculptures before getting into the Teleportation Tunnel to head back to Periwinkle's house.

Back at Periwinkle's house, they visited with her Mom and fursibs and had their usual snack on the back porch.

They spent some time whisker kissing and snuggling and then it was time for Stinky to head home.  Blowing a kiss to Periwinkle, Stinky stepped into the Teleportation Tunnel and headed home.  Periwinkle found a sun puddle and spent some time grooming her furs after their adventure surfing.  She fell asleep dreaming of her handsome boyfriend.