Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Outside in the Warm Weather

~ John W. Howell

“Can you believe it is over 80 degrees (26.6 C) out here?”

“Yesterday, it seemed like it was freezing.”

“Yeah, so come on, let’s round up something to chase.”

“Something to chase? You feel up to that?”

Yes indeed. Hey, look. Is that giraffe over there?”

“If so, the water buffalo and puma will make short work of it.”

“The buffalo lowers its head and gets ready to charge.”

“The puma sniffs the air to make certain it’s safe.”

“Step by step, slowly, the water buffalo stalks its prey.”

“The puma remains in reserve in case that pack of pesky hyenas is around.

“Hey, puma. Enough reserve already. It’s time to strike.”

“The puma thinks it might be time to strike the bossy buffalo.”

“The buffalo is ready for such treachery.”

“The puma plans on a flanking maneuver.”

“Well, that does it. The giraffe just took off.”

“I didn’t realize they could move that fast.”

“What’s with the puma turning on the buffalo?”

“The giraffe was so far away that the puma figured a closer target was easier.”

“So much for teamwork and loyalty.”

“You do remember pumas are cats, right?”

“Good point.”

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

104 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Outside in the Warm Weather”

  1. What a fun imaginary adventure! Oh, the difference of 5,000 feet — it’s below freezing in my part of the world. But if Lucy and Twiggy visited, they’d love to chase the pronghorn. Hope you and the girls have a fantastic day. 😊

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  8. …“The buffalo lowers its head and gets ready to charge.”

    “The puma sniffs the air to make certain it’s safe.” I love this, it’s National Geographics meets Disney with a touch of Hemingway tossed in.

    I love the conversations that one can easily hear.

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  20. The fun of what’s in those shadows! Eighty degrees sounds pretty good right now with it being 21 here:) Enjoy the good weather.

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  23. Such a pretty day for the girls to be outside enjoying their puma/water buffalo game! Lucy doesn’t look sick at all, and that’s a good thing. I’m sure she has good and not-so-good days, but I hope the good ones predominate.

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    1. So far she is doing well. She is losing strength in her hind legs so we have put runners down in the house to prevent her from slipping on the tile. Once she slips she has a tough time getting up. In the yard she is fine.

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  26. It’s good to see the girls enjoying some nice weather. The ice storm we had here has caused a lot of people to lose power. We’re good, but I think I’ll be loaning my generator to my son. Have a good one, John. 🙂

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  31. Glad to see the dogs still enjoying each other’s company. We woke up to six inches of snow on the ground today. The most I’ve ever seen here since we moved here 50 years ago. Talk about wacky weather!

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  32. It was 72 here yesterday and this weekend temps are going down into the 30’s.

    Nope.

    PS- I’m not getting your posts in Reader! Here I was thinking you were taking a break. I’ll catch up later. My apologies Boss.

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  36. 80? Hmphf….

    Now wonder your girls’ game of Puma and Water Buffalo was miffed by a giraffe, it’s the heat. You’re having delusions.

    Girls, could you please tell dad that I’m crazy busy. torontolife.com is sending a photographer next Saturday, to take pics of me working on an Art Gown.
    I’ve had 2 interviews, and am stressed and fractured a tooth in my sleep.

    As you are girls, you will understand that having my first pic taken since pre covid and growing my grey hair out is scary.

    Give my OX en to dad!
    OX OX OX OX

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    1. How wonderful Miss Resa. We want to see all the photos and article. We get scared when cameras are around too. Don’t worry, your beauty will outshine the color of your hair. (and who cares anyway, Grey is an in color.) Sorry about your tooth. Maybe you need a bullet to bite at night. (oops bad rhyme) Dad says thanks for the OX. Here’s some from Lucy and me. 🐩X 🐩X 🐩X 🐩X We know the poodle doesn’t mean anything but there is a handsome one down the street.

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  37. Summer gathers pace surely and steadily. We in the tropics generally skip distractions like spring and head straight into summer. I believe water buffaloes get lazy in the summer. The puma may want to remember that.

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