Particle Observer Gifts

The Princess and the Particle

"Thor! I am Thor! Ha. Just kidding. I'm Tom the Seagull."

'I pledge allegiance to the atom, and to the periodic table on which it stands, many particles indivisible, with orbitals and electrons for all.'

"Finches, don't look now, but there's a creepy guy staring at our beaks."

Bird feeding chick that is nesting in a knight's helmet

"Go away, he's not done playing Cowboys and Indians yet."

"Okay, you both know the rules: no trash talk, no batting the other guy all over the house if he’s unconscious, watch the claws and nails..."

Dinner at the Trapdoors

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

'What did one flea ask the other?' 'Shall we walk or take the dog?'

Duck Hunt

They try, but those crows can't make noises they used to. The lost caws!

"We've discovered they mate for life, as long as they don't discuss politics."

"Walk, hell- I gotta dance."

Annie, the Reptile version: 'The sun will come out tomorrow! Tomorrow! You will sun yourself tomorrow!'

Cat says of armadillo, 'It's one of those big armored rats.'

Bee flying to another flower.

What does aloof mean?

"Want me to talk to the squirrel's mother, or would you prefer to handle it on your own?"

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

"You're right—there's no such thing as personal space in a hibernaculum."

The prying mantis,

". . . So that's 4 birdies, 1 eagle, 2 ferrets and a rabbit!"

"I've got you in my sights now, Mister Squirrel, with your fluffy tail and those tiny hands clutching that itty-bitty nut. Aww, you must be hungry...poor little fella... I love you, Mister Squirrel."

"It can't be much of a life working all day, but at least he gets to wear a stripey jersey."

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

"And then on ab day they roll on their backs, flail, and mimic us in the throes of death."

"If you can’t beat ’em, roll around in their decaying carcass."

Exciting potato bugs.

"Beware of the frog"

"The only problem with living at the top of a mountain is the constant stream of people coming to ask stupid questions."

Farmer and FIsherman

"I don't think I can fit that into my schedule, Irv. I've got a fishing boat to attack this morning, a beach to terrorize this afternoon and a feeding frenzy this evening!"

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