I never understood the point of putting a unicycling bird on a high wire. It's not exactly dangerous. Credit: Cathy Salustri

I never understood the point of putting a unicycling bird on a high wire. It’s not exactly dangerous. Credit: Cathy Salustri

It’s Friday. You don’t want to work. We don’t blame you. Here are some adorbs distractions and hysterical diversions for the home stretch of the workweek.

Nothing says Florida like “bird on a bicycle!”

That may be a line from the now-extinct Flights of Fancy show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but it’s true. Here’s a beautiful cockatoo at Sarasota Jungle Gardens.

Tiny Hamster Tiki Party

Kinda makes you want a hamster, doesn’t it?

Tiny Hamster goes to Disney World

This… this can’t be real, right?

This is not fake news.

Serial.

Large cat spotted.

This made me laugh out loud. For reals.

Have a great weekend!

This article appears in Mar 1-8, 2018.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...