poor thing

This is James Isac Peterson, and up until now he has spent his whole life literally inside of a cage.

trapped

This is his old cage. He sits in a corner, with no one but a frog for company. James used to live in my friend's frog tank.

There he is

A few days ago, one of his palm trees fell off, and it looked like he was headed for the bin. I decided that it would be better to put him out to pasture, in a life of easy living, soaking up some sun.

Missing one leafy bit

I thought that James might like a spot on the windowsill, where he could get some sun. But he didn't look happy, so I thought to myself "where would a palm tree be happy"?

the life of luxury

By a shoreline of course! There is a lovely spot behind my old school where James would feel right at home.

looking for just the right place

I considered this spot for him, but it was a rocky beach, and had weird stuff floating in the water, so I kept looking.

the perfect spot

Eventually I found a nice sandy spot and settled James right in.

glorious trees

James is much happier now, out in wide open spaces, with his fellow trees all around to keep him company.