Walnutshell Spots a Rare Bird
Last week, on one of those exceptionally rare, but exceedingly glorious instances when Shalampax’s otherwise notoriously brutal weather yields to a day during which it is not altogether too dangerous to venture out into the elements, Walnutshell took a walk in Shalampax’s palm patch.
Walnutshell has long had an interest in birds. As a result, on his infrequent walks he always keeps a sharp lookout for his fine feathered friends, his fine feathered enemies, and pretty much anything with feathers apart, of course, from his wife, whose feathers aren’t becoming in the least. He takes a particular thrill in spotting a rare species that has been blown off-course and into Shalampax’s territory by the frequent “breezes,” which in other contexts would be referred to as gales. Walnutshell was not disappointed last week; not in the least.
