Thursday – A Little Personal – Backyard Invasion

~ John W. Howell

“Hey, Lucy. Get up. There’s a noise in the yard.”

“Probably that squirrel again.”

Lucy and Twiggy

“No, I’m serious. Get up.”

“Oh, my goodness. This better be good.”

Twiggy and Lucy

“What’s up, Ladies?”

“Twiggy thinks she hears something.”

“That’s good cause the sprinkler guys are here.”

Twiggy and Lucy

“Hey, Boss. I’m down here and don’t see a thing.”

“Look harder. Here comes one now.”

“Look at that. He’s digging in our yard.”

“Lucy is he allowed to do that?”

“If not Little One, he sure is making a mess.”

“Yeah, look at all those flags.”

Lucy and Twiggy

“Should we do anything, Lucy?”

“I think the boss is cool so we should be as well.”

“Okay. Let’s play with popcorn.”

“That could be fun.”

“Wait, what’s that noise?”

“Sounds like more digging. I would love to get my paws in that mud.”

“There are ditches everywhere.”

“Well I don’t know about you, but all this excitement makes a nap very necessary.”

“I think you’re right. I’ll just close my eyes for a minute.”

“You do that.”

Twiggy and Lucy

“Mmm, Maybe more than a minute.”

“Now you are talking, Little One. By the way. Quit talking.”

 

73 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Backyard Invasion”

  8. I’d love to be around the first time the sprinklers accidentally come on while the girls are in the yard. I suspect they’d go from “just nosing around” to “KILL IT!” in about two seconds.

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    1. At the coast that did happen. Lucy tried to drink all the water as it came out. Twiggy just ran from sprinkler to sprinkler barking. Bailey was there and she just rolled around on her back. What a sight.

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  10. They have such a rough life, LOL. The excitement for the moment over, and they nap among their many, many toys. It warms my heart to see how pampered these two are. It’s going to be fun to see what they do when the yard is finished!

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    1. When the workers left yesterday, they tore around the yard like it was paradise. I had to laugh at the rooster tail of dirt behind them. Thanks, Mae. If you look up pampered in the dictionary their picture is there. 😁

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  11. Great post today, John. Happy to see thing progressing nicely in the yard. It’s a good thing that Twiggy is on the job!

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  18. So you’re getting your sprinkler system installed. I’m curious for a follow-up once Twiggy has been hit by the water the first time!

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  25. Aw, nothing like a nice nap after chasing “intruders” from window to window! Hope you get the project completed to your satisfaction … and in a timely manner.

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  27. I love these exchanges. And it’s funny because for the first time, Zeke has windows he can just stand and look out of. The other house’s windows were too high so now, every time there is an unfamiliar noise, he squeezes between couch and chair to go investigate (place is still helter-skelter here so squeezing is the only way). Thankfully, he is no barker so he just peers and then gingerly backs out 🙂

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