Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste and a Ball.

~ John W. Howell

“Tempest. You awake?”

“Just getting there.”

“We need to go out. It’s a beautiful day.”

“What do you want to do out there.”

“There’s our ball. We could play fetch.”

“Yeah, that does sound like fun.”

“What are you sniffing?”

“I’m not sure, but it is a wild thing.”

“Looks like it ran right through here.”

“Yeah. If I didn’t know better, I would say it was a T-Rex.”

“Come on, T-Rex’s have been extinct for centuries.”

“I’m just saying what my nose is telling me.”

“Now I have to ask. When was the last time your nose came in contact with a T-Rex?”

“Okay, you got me. I have never smelled a T-Rex.”

“Could you be picking up the fragrance of Eau de lizard?”

“You know that makes sense. Same scent family.”

“Well, I can tell you it is not a mammal for sure.”

“How do you know?”

Mammals tend to mark their territory. I don’t pick that up.”

“What about fetching the ball?”

“I think we better report to Mom that some kind of lizard is roaming around out here.”

“Will we come back to play ball?”

“Yeah, right after I file my report.”

“Don’t mention the T-Rex, okay?”

“She wouldn’t believe me even if I did.”

“Good.”

104 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste and a Ball.”

  6. It’s pleasing to see the girls on such a beautiful day, and interesting that Tempeste will file a report. It’s snowing up here, building up on the lawn, melting away on the pavement.

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  9. Only Tempeste would come up with a T rex., but I think Eau de Lizard is comparable. The girls bring me a smile and fun every week. Did they ever get out to play ball after they filed their report?

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  18. I remember those lizards!! They used to terrify me … almost as much as bats. The Monk has never come into contact with one, but we applaud the girls’ excellent sense of smell!

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  19. I remember those lizards!! They used to terrify me … almost as much as bats. The Monk has never come into contact with one, but we applaud the girls’ excellent sense of smell!

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  25. Funny stuff, John. A common error, mistaking a T-Rex for a lizard. What was the Peter, Paul, and Mary song? Where Have All the Pumas Gone?

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  37. Well, Twiggy and Tempeste, I see your ball is mostly orange, and there’s nothing like filing a good report!

    Did mom do something about the lizard?

    Tell dad hello, and I’m almost finished my taxes. Looks like we are all filing something. Although, I’d rather be filing my nails.

    🟠𝓧 🟠𝓧 🟠𝓧

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