Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy in the Sunshine.

~ John W. Howell

“Come on, Dad. The sun’s shining.”

“Okay, one second.”

“Alright. Heading for the rocks.”

“Don’t forget we put up a gate.”

“Oh yeah. Tell me again why you did that?”

“To prevent a certain bulldog from running on to them in pursuit of heaven’s know what.”

“But half the fun is running.”

“Given your propensity to hurt yourself, rock running is off limits.”

“Okay, I get it. Mmm, these black rocks feel good.”

“Keep your eye out for fire ants.”

“Fire ants? What are they doing here?”

“I’m not sure they are here, but we must be careful.”

“Man, this world is full of danger.”

“There are things that can hurt us for sure.”

“What else do we have to worry about?”

“Not too much else. The ants are little devils in the spring, especially after the rain we had.”

“So far, I don’t think there are any here.”

“How about we move to the turf. I know there are none there.”

“This sun sure feels good. I kinda like this no-worry zone.”

“You stay here, and I’ll go check for ants.”

“Did you find any?”

“Nope, it looks like we are good to go.”

“All this ant worry has me ready for a nap.”

“So, no more rocks?”

“There is always later or tomorrow.”

104 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy in the Sunshine.”

  2. Watch out for fire ants, Twiggy. We have to watch for procession caterpillars right now so no more running in the park. Dot and Lia are not happy about that but there is the beach. Doggie kisses to all. xo

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  3. I wouldn’t have expected your yard to be prime fire ant territory, but ounce of prevention, pound of cure, and all that. Those black rocks would soak up the heat for sure; no wonder Twiggy looks so content!

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  7. Good, no ants. Those buggers are hard to get rid of.

    PS. I had to re-follow you. I can’t imagine how we got disconnected, but other things are happening too. I do not receive any wordpress emails and my total follower count has disappeared. What I worry about is losing connection to your site!!

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    1. WP is a mess. If we don’t stay on top of things all kinds of trouble happens. I have followers that have been with me for eight years all of a sudden show up as anonymous. I have complained to the “happiness engineers” to no avail.

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      1. I suddenly received about 5 in my emails, I just noticed, but they don’t say wordpress until you click on them. They’re coming in as the name or blog title – I’d best up on the people I follow so I recognize them. Like you said – what a mess!

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  11. “This sun sure feels good. I kinda like this no-worry zone.” Dear Twiggy…this is a great reminder for me…to stay where it’s warm…to walk on the sunny side of the street, and create my own personal no worry zone.

    Your father never mentioned you’re such a philosopher. Must be a French thing.

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    1. Thank you, Miss Susannah. As you know when one goes through a challenge and comes out on the other side stronger, the philosophical side shows itself a little more. Yes there is a little French thing in there as well. I think staying in the warmth and in a no worry zone is something we can do for ourselves. Oh, and maybe a new frock now and then.

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  12. You are a wise Twiggy to listen to Dad. He knows things. Man, what would fire ants be doing amongst the rocks, anyway? Better safe than sorry, I say. What a lovely sunshiny day! We’ve not seen the sun in days and days and days. And it’s even more dreary today. Sigh. Auntie Dale needs some sunshine.

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    1. Thank you, Auntie, Dale. I do listen unless it is something I don’t want to hear like bath time. This is the first sun that we have had in a long time. More rain coming on Friday. We need it so no complaints here. 😁

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      1. Oh, I can understand that one Twiggy. Not many doggies love bath time. Rain is good for your area. We still have snow and it’s raining today. I need sun! xo

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  15. Nice to see that Twiggy has her priorities in order! We had fire ants at our old house – I was bitten in the pool several times by floaters so I had to siever the surface before I could swim. No fun! So best if she’s cautious!

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  20. “Man, this world is full of danger.” Isn’t that the truth, Twiggy? Between pumas and fire ants, it’s hardly safe to go outside anymore.

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  24. I would also have a problem with rock running. Someone needs to erect a fence to protect me from all my clumsiness. (I suspect it would be easier to clothe me in bubblewrap.) There’s something special about sunning on warm rocks. I’m glad Twiggy’s oasis is fire-ant free. Sending belly rubs her way. Have a great weekend, John. Thanks for the smiles.

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  29. We have a zone our neighborhood ants can frolic in without advancing towards the house. They know the rules, and they know should they ever leave their “no worry zone” they’ll need to start worrying.☠

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  31. LOL! Twiggy, you’re looking at those big rocks like you’re missing out.
    I assure you the black rocks are way more cool, chic, rock’n’roll.
    Say hi to dad for me!
    🪨X 🪨X 🪨X 🪨X

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