I will be pulling photos from the archives so this will be one of my more ambitious posts. I want it to be entertaining and informative for everyone. It will not be a quick read. There will be backstory. There will be two 'books'. The first one will deal with my Oscar Brick. Book two will chronicle his relationship with the parrot Boss and how it evolved. Everything will not be posted together. When I say books I really mean two parts, not some long ass piece of literature. Anybody saying "all this over a fish?" My answer? Damn straight. That's why we're here on MFK. It's all about the story.
When I make captions its based on observation and deductive analysis. Sometimes its been accurate and sometimes not. Over time I've developed visual cues for the cichlids which I'll get into later. Their intelligence is astounding. What they recognize, their relationships with each other, problem solving and how they respond to me based on mood.
I've pretty much had every type of 'pet' under the sun except for dogs and cats (parents). I've had snakes, box turtles, frogs, fish, skinks, toads, hamsters, giant snails, a fire lizard, geckos, salamanders, spiders and a chameleon. Learned a lot and had fun experiences.
Most of you reading my posts may notice I have a certain 'style.' It's because I write various fanfiction and am a published author. But 'I'm an artist at the core who has always had a great love for animals. I almost made the decision to be a vet in high school but art finally won out. Commercial art and photography is my background. (I don't do it for a living though, gotta eat).
I'll be off for the holidays so it will give me time to work on this project. Hope y'all will enjoy it when it's done.
