"I woke up this morning and found I had no feathers. Not even one," said Stegosaurus glumly. "Obviously the whole thing was a dream, or perhaps I just don't feel like evolving right now. Who knows? Stomping back to the community arboretum made things a whole lot better. I dined on a nice meal of Pinus sylvestris and forgot my troubles. Perhaps one of these millennia I will evolve, but its not going to start today. I suppose Marilyn's right. It doesn't cost a dime to dream, does it?"

"I woke up this morning, and look at the amazing changes! I'm evolving!! I'm so excited to be growing feathers I wonder what is going to happen to me next," said Stegosaurus.



"I can stop being envious of my friends who have feathers now! Isn't this just grand!?

What perfect timing, too. Cousin Wuerhosaurus wrote me last week and told me that even Tyrannosaurus Rex has feathers now and I really started feeling left out. Even though I'm one of the most popular of the dinosaurs I couldn't help feeling like I was late to the evolution party. But not any longer! I'm finally cutting edge!"



"The first thing I did when I found I had feathers was to go out and celebrate! I stomped forthrightly and danced the lindy hop all the way to the town arboretum. I thought the first to share my joy should be the children who love me so, so I went to the Children's garden, thinking, 'This must be where they grow them!' But when I got there there were no children to be found. I consoled my self by sampling some of the fine verdure."



"Just thinking about how this might improve my relationship with the birds I love to watch so much, I climbed to a high place to see if I had gained the ability to fly. Sad to say so far it isn't so. Maybe tomorrow. One note of warning, kids: don't try jumping off of high places at home or anywhere else! It is dangerous and you could hurt yourself very badly or even become extinct so be cautious and careful at all times!"



"After I learned that I could not ( yet ) fly, I decided to dine on some Pinus nigra to see if it improves my knowledge of economics."

"This is really a very interesting development. The summer should be quite exciting to say the least. I think I'll contemplate the significance of my feathers as I plow in my garden in preparation for planting this season's tomato crop. Wait until my friends The Moa birds find out about my feathers! Gee I hope they won't be jealous if I do start flying .... "



This blog post in memory of Seth Williamson. Work without Mr. Seth is like Stegosaurus without a cool, spiky tail. It just ain't right...