My favorite Artic critters ...

I saw March of the Penguins the other day with my sister and I must admit that penguins are definitely the cutest and most adorable Artic critters around. More than that, Emperor penguins live such inspiring lives considering how much mama and papa penguins go through each year just to breed one baby chick.

What I found interesting is that when the penguins do their long march to the breeding ground, most of the time they walk, but when they're tired, they naturally fall on their tummies and keep sliding forward. If you look closely, you can even point out the lazy penguins from the others by counting how frequently they slide on the ice. I kinda wish I could do the same too ... if I could gain a good 40 pounds in my gut, then I'll never have to walk around and be tired again!

Anyway, I fell so much in love with the baby penguins (especially how they all huddle up together an make a baby circle) that I just had to have one for Christmas. It's not something I am proud of, but when you're in love, just how can you resist it? Shhhh .... don't tell anyone ok?

Comments

jen. said…

haha awww...so cute. you better be careful. with all these online confessions now, the police might just take your blog seriously. =P

2:13 AM

Anonymous said…

yeah, they put a lot into that breeding process, but let's be honest. You're a bird, you live in the Arctic Circle...what else are you going to do with your time?

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