Turkey Lurkey
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It didn't take Sarah long to make friends with one of the local wild
turkeys. It has been
named Turkey Lurkey and it follows Sarah everywhere. He'll even
come right up on the porch. Sarah wasn't too happy when we told
her she couldn't bring Turkey Lurkey inside for the night. But
she was happy when she woke up in the morning and discovered him
sitting on the railing, peering in the window. The neighbor said
Turkey Lurkey was raised by peacocks so he thinks he's a peacock.
Of course, being a turkey, he's not the brightest animal
in the world and when following Sarah around the yard he is easily
distracted by bugs, tasty looking weeds, his
own shadow, a light breeze or anything else that startles him.
Sarah's not the only one with a new pet. Valerie has a pet
chameleon. It lives in the bush outside our back yard.
Valerie discovered it when she nearly chopped it's leg off while
pruning the bush. It's about a foot long. It has hardly
moved in several days now, seemingly content to live it's entire life
in that one bush.
Emily has been asking for a pet bunny since last November. In
December we got tired of saying `No' and told her she could have one
when we moved to Hawaii. Now that we're here, every day we have
to explain that we're still too busy and she can get her pet bunny as
soon as we have time to make a house for it. I checked the local
Humane Society but they didn't have any rabbits. All they had was
a duck. No go, Emily wants a bunny. I may have to bump up
the priority of building a bunny hutch. In the mean time she's
been happy sharing everyone else's pets and playing her ukulele.
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Sarah's not the only one with a new pet. Valerie has a pet
chameleon. It lives in the bush outside our back yard.
Valerie discovered it when she nearly chopped it's leg off while
pruning the bush. It's about a foot long. It has hardly
moved in several days now, seemingly content to live it's entire life
in that one bush.
