Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy Hunt a Puma

“You hear something over there, Little One?”

“Sounds like a puma to me.”

“You think?”

“Shush. I’m not moving a muscle. Might be time to catch it.”

“I think it might be on the move.”

“I say it is in the tree over there.”

“You keep an eye to the left, and I’ll go investigate.”

“I hear it slinking along on the other side of the fence.”

“I don’t think so. I still hear it over here.”

“Maybe it moved toward you. Any scent?”

“The only scent is someone’s dryer and a softener sheet.”

“Don’t let that thing fool you. I’ll bet it can mimic a dryer softener sheet.”

“Haw haw. That’s a good one. Mimic a dryer sheet.”

“I’ve seen those pumas do a lot of things, Lucy.”

“Well, I think I’m going to call it a day on the hunt. I see you have already done so.”

“Yeah, I have to admit it may not have been a puma after all.”

“Don’t give up too soon, Little One. I hear it again.”

“You are right about the dryer sheet. Unfortunately, I think our imagination is getting away from us.”

“Yeah, but what a great way to live. Who else has puma’s in their yard?”

“You’re right, Lucy. We are the luckiest puma hunters on the planet. Thanks for the reminder.

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  1. That photo of the two of them on the step is a good one. It somehow captures the differences in their personalities.

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    1. You are so right. Lucy is the laid back one and Twiggy the type A personality. 😁

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  2. The realm is safe from pumas once more.

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    1. I’m so thankful. 😁

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  3. Never give up the hunt, girls!

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    1. I don’t think they ever will. Thanks, GP

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  4. Everything looks so green and pretty, John. If I were the girls, I’d hang outside all day. Happy hunting!

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    1. They love it outside when it is not so hot. The rain is helping. Thanks, Jill.

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  5. What a great life.

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  6. The return of the puma, hurray! This was such a fun adventure. Does this mean that when I smell dryer sheets through my open window, there is a puma about?

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    1. I think it may just be dryer sheets, Liz. But you never know. 😁

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  7. I’m glad to hear that you’re protected from the puma by a pair of great hunters. 🙂

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    1. It makes for a good night’s sleep for sure. 😊

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  8. No pumas will ever enter your yard with those two around. They are so darn cute!

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    1. Thank you, Darlene. So far so good. 😊

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  9. Lions, and tigers, and bears, and puma Oh My !

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    1. There’s no place like home.

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  10. No better way to come back from my blogging break than a visit with Twiggy and Lucy. Catch those pumas, girls!

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    1. They will do their best. Thanks, Joan.

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  11. Can’t believe those pumas have the nerve to keep coming back.

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    1. They are cats after all. 😊

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  12. I hope that puma sticks around for them…or the dryer sheet! 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. One or the other. Thanks, Noelle.

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      1. I’ll go for the puma! Chortle.

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      2. Yes. Good choice. 😊

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  13. It’s good to know both pumas and dryer sheets have a highly unlikely chance of getting by those two. I also thought the photo on the step showed two unique personalities at play!

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    1. Thank you, Bruce. I think you are right about the photo.

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  14. D.L. Finn, Author · ·

    They are very lucky!

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    1. Indeed they are. Thanks, Denise.

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  15. Gwen M. Plano · ·

    Ahh, so sweet. They are lucky — and so are we! 😊

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    1. Thanks, Gwen 😁

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  16. LOL! They are the luckiest Puma hunters on the planet! 🤣

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    1. Of course, they don’t know it. Thanks, Deborah.

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  17. Lucky indeed! Love this conversation!

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  18. Looks like a beautiful day for puma hunting!

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    1. Yes it was. Thanks, Dale.

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  19. Life would be so uninteresting without an imagination… And pumas.

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    1. Yes. The nice part about these two is I get two birds with one stone. 😁 Pumas and imagination

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  20. Brave girls! I would be heading inside. 🙂

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    1. The nice thing about their pumas is they tend to disappear.

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  21. Those girls certainly have some adventures.

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    1. They do. Some I can even write about. Thanks, Michele

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  22. Thanks for the delightful interlude!

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    1. So gal you came by Joy. 😁

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  23. Who knew a puma could have the scent of a dryer sheet! Those girls are great hunters and you give them great lines. Cheers!

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    1. Thank you, Jo. I hope you have a grand weekend. We are supposed to get much needed rain.

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  24. Pumas better be on high alert.

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    1. I can hear their alert horns blasting now.

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  25. If Lucy and Twiggy ever need help herding that puma into a corner, just holler — I’m sure Monkey would be only too willing to offer his services! You have a lovely yard, John — so lush and green!

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    1. Thank you, Debbie. I think if Monkey wants to join in he is welcome.

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  26. A puma that can smell like a dryer sheet is a craft puma indeed! Fun post, John.

    Belly rubs to the girls.

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    1. Thank you, Miss Staci.

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  27. The puma hunting season is open! Long life the Twiggy Resort! 🎉🎉🎉🍤🍤🍤🍺🍺🍺😉

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    1. Yes, Thank you Maria. Twiggy and Lucy are into the season for sure. They both are having a nap after their grueling session. 🤣

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      1. I say! 😱😱😱They are chasing pumas even while dreaming! How brave they are! As for us, miserable humans, good beer & shrimps are so similar to pumas, aren’t they? ☺☺☺

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      2. Good beer and shrimps are exactly like pumas to we humans. (Thank heavens) 🍺🍺🍤🍤🍤🍤 and don’t forget cake 🍰

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  28. What an imagination those two have, although I suspect the puma hunt is just Lucy’s way of entertaining Twiggy. At least, I hope so 😉

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    1. I think you are right, Marie. Thanks.

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  29. Awww. They’re so adorable❣️I think secretly they never want to catch the puma. They enjoy the hunt.

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    1. I think you are right, Vashti. 😁

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  30. Love the dryer sheet comment, John! Sometimes on my walk I get a whiff of Bounce Fresh Linen!

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    1. I get that on my bike ride as well. 😁

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  31. petespringerauthor · ·

    “Ah, the old mimic a dryer sheet routine. When do you think I was born? Yesterday?”

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    1. Ha ha ha Thanks. Pete.

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  32. Jane Sturgeon · ·

    Great teamwork, girls. Much love to you and your girls, John. ❤ xXx

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    1. And the same love back to you, Jane.

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    1. Thanks for sharing this one as well.

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  33. I always had thought both are more in hunting sharks, and they only had problems forcing you to drive them by boat, John. 😉 Now after i had seen the clear face of Twiggy, i am sure one of her ancestors was the role model for these kind of gargoyles one can find on cathedrals. :-)) Best wishes, Michael

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    1. hat could very well be, Michael. Sometimes she is like a gargoyle. 😁

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  34. Haha. Lucy looks like she really means business in that first photo, John.
    You and the Editor always keep things looking so pretty. Those lights are a nice touch. I’m sure they’re very cheerful in the evenings. Hugs on the wing.

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    1. Yes we like the yard for sure. The lights are festive and were originally installed for our first Christmas here. We like them so much we kept them.

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  35. They have quite the imagination. They most definitely take after their dad.

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  36. Favorite lines of the week. “The only scent is someone’s dryer and a softener sheet.”

    “Don’t let that thing fool you. I’ll bet it can mimic a dryer softener sheet.” LOL

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    1. I’m so glad you liked those. I have to admit these two make me chuckle at times.

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  37. I was excited that the puma might be stalking the yard. Lucy was very supportive when Twiggy picked up the scent, even though it was a dryer sheet. Ya never know with a puma. 😀 Yes, what a great way to live. Lucy and Twiggy are lucky puma hunters and the best sisters, ever. I loved this post, John.

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    1. I’m so glad you liked it, Jennie. It is always fun to write.

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      1. I did! For the writer (you) who has fun writing it, please know that the reader has just as much fun reading it.

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      2. That is all that can be hoped. 😁

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  38. They are the cutest puma hunters, John, and your porch looks so nice and inviting!

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    1. Thank you, Lauren. We love it out there.

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  39. WHEW!
    When I saw Hunt a Puma in the title, I got terrified!
    It did seem to be close by. Then I thought…. perhaps it was a bunch of dryer sheets tied up into a puma (like balloon animals). That would be very sneaky of the Puma.
    Lucy and Twiggy find the dryer sheet Puma, and let their guards down.
    Ten the Puma pounces out from…. somewhere.
    Don’t scare e like that again! xoxoxoxo – L&T
    Oh and for you, 🐂

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    1. I will keep the puma from harming our characters. Thanks for the Many xos and 🐂. What does L&T stand for?

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      1. LOLOL!!! Lucy and Twiggy! They get the xo’s. You get the 🐂.

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      2. Oh. Thanks from them for the xos and for the 🐂

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      3. They are sooooo cute! You’re running a close second. What can we do? The pets always win the beauty contest. xo

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      4. I’ll always be behind those two. 🥸

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  40. No pumas in the backyard over here, John, but we have had hyenas in the local park and crocodiles in the river.

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    1. Yes, I’m sure you do.😁

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  41. Your girls have wonderful imaginations, John.

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    1. Thank you, Cheryl. They get carried away sometimes. 😊

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