Big Stick Physics

Sparky was never going to catch that squirrel, but I used that as an excuse to get him outside for a walk.  The walk went fine as long as Sparky was going downhill.  The weather was very comfortable, so I thought we could go for a long walk.  As Sparky was taking a whiz by the creek, I started up the big hill.  He wouldn’t budge. 

Sparky could accept that we were on a walk instead of killing squirrels, but we didn’t have to make this a death march.  Sparky thought I should be grateful that he would walk back to the house without needing to be carried.

Watching that squirrel, Sparky thought it would be a good idea to go outside and catch the squirrel. 

He was wide awake now.  Sparky wondered if the squirrel might try to escape up a tree.  He asked me to throw rocks at it or shoot it, so it fell out of the tree. Sparky was so adorable when he asked, I told him that I would. 

Sparky napped for so long, I started listening to an audio book.  When he asked what the book was about, I told him it was about a squirrel that wanted to be a dog, and the squirrel is right there, on that tree.

Sparky thought we should keep an eye on that squirrel.  At least that roused him from his lethargy.

but he isn’t ready to take on the world.

Sparky is exhausted.  Just before this photo was taken, he was sleeping with his eyes closed.  It’s noon, but Sparky doesn’t intend to move. 

I am tempted to sit in the chair next to him, and put on my socks.  If I do that, Sparky will feel obliged to come over and ask to get on my lap.   He is so tired, I don’t know if he would do it.  I’m not going to try because he needs his sleep.

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