Oops!!!!

I'm not sure how it happened but my adventure did not get written down.  Not here. I don't know how that happened.  I blame my female human.  I would fire her but she gives me baths and treats. 

In October, the front gate was left open.  I am a curious creature and will explore any new territory.  I did my usual fence rounds when I reached the gate and realized I could keep going.  So I did.  Oh, it was scary!  It was blissful!  It was everything and nothing! I walked on the sidewalk.  I walked to the church behind my house.  I listened to the cars whiz by.  I even crossed the busy street!  By myself!!!! 

I stayed out too late.

By the time I made it back to the yard, someone had closed the gate.  And I was locked out.  I was stressed!  Two poor boys found me and I hissed at them.  They called Animal Control and I was taken away.

They put me in a very small cage (really, I'm huge.  I filled up the cage and they expected me to be happy?????  Bah, humans!) with a tiny bowl of water.  No food.  No heat.  Just a little towel so I was not on the cold metal.  Hmm. I'm huge.  That towel did not keep the chill away.  I was miserable.  I spent the night there, cussing at my humans for closing the gate.  I spent the next day there.  I was contemplating drastic actions.....like breaking out....when my humans came.  Yay for my humans!

They loaded me into the van.  They took me home.  I was so glad to be in my yard that I didn't care that it was getting dark and I wasn't in for the night. It was so wonderful to drink from the big bowl.  I ate.  I basked.  Then I went to my hole.  It was cold the next day but I was secure.  When I ventured out, the gate between front and back was closed and I was exiled to my little corner.  Okay. It's not really little.  But it doesn't have the scrumptiousness that the front has.  *sigh*  Small price to pay to be home again.