She thought she thwarted my escapes! She did everything she thought she could to keep me in. Yesterday I waited until she was gone.....and made my escape! The neighbor boy caught me. Lured me back with an apple. Smarty pants kid! When she got home, she put up new fencing and wired everything shut. Now I am stuck in the back yard with the boring grass. The front yard has the good grass! It is what happens when I get too smart.
During one of my escapades, I hurt my leg. I have a spur missing on one side. It is just a gaping hole. It does not hurt. She was poking at it a bit today. She will keep an eye on it to make sure it does not get infected. She is very good that way.
She said she would find me a new home if I kept up with these shenanigans. I do not want a new home. I like my home. Sometimes, though, a body has to explore to appreciate the home. I am not saying I will not escape again...I just have to find a better way...where it takes her longer to figure it out. It is like a game. I like games. :^)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
FREEDOM!!!!!
I have channeled Mel Gibson's Braveheart character....without dying. I figured out a way to leave my world and visit the other yards. I did not get far. The next door neighbor's grass called to me. Maybe because it is more weed than grass. I do not know. I only know I did not get far from my fence.
This morning she locked me in the back yard. Like that will stop me! She heard I was out yesterday and wanted to make sure it did not happen again. Ha! Little did she know! I heard her put the lock on the gate so I could not push it open. Still I escaped.
She was amazed that I was out. I had a crowd of people standing close by. Some acted like I was a monster and shook. I felt them. She came to me and said, "Let's go." Two men, who thought she was weak, said they would carry me back to my yard. She said no. To leave me alone. But they did not listen. As they lifted me, their hands tucked where my legs go, I sucked myself in, pinching their fingers. One man screamed and they dropped me. If they had only listened.
I like the sound of her voice and will follow it anywhere. It is the only way she herded me home. The girl across the street had an apple for me but that did not lure me into the yard. She searched the back yard for my escape route, keeping me in the front yard. She found nothing. She went inside, leaving me in the front.
And then I escaped again!
No crowds this time. She herded me back and tricked me into the back yard. She found my escape route from the back to the front.....darn it! And she blocked it. And then she found my escape route in the FRONT yard! That's right...I did not escape from the back.....I walked under the fence and out into the world. She fixed the fence. Still, it was an awfully big adventure!
This morning she locked me in the back yard. Like that will stop me! She heard I was out yesterday and wanted to make sure it did not happen again. Ha! Little did she know! I heard her put the lock on the gate so I could not push it open. Still I escaped.
She was amazed that I was out. I had a crowd of people standing close by. Some acted like I was a monster and shook. I felt them. She came to me and said, "Let's go." Two men, who thought she was weak, said they would carry me back to my yard. She said no. To leave me alone. But they did not listen. As they lifted me, their hands tucked where my legs go, I sucked myself in, pinching their fingers. One man screamed and they dropped me. If they had only listened.
I like the sound of her voice and will follow it anywhere. It is the only way she herded me home. The girl across the street had an apple for me but that did not lure me into the yard. She searched the back yard for my escape route, keeping me in the front yard. She found nothing. She went inside, leaving me in the front.
And then I escaped again!
No crowds this time. She herded me back and tricked me into the back yard. She found my escape route from the back to the front.....darn it! And she blocked it. And then she found my escape route in the FRONT yard! That's right...I did not escape from the back.....I walked under the fence and out into the world. She fixed the fence. Still, it was an awfully big adventure!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Finally!
The man turned the water on to water my plants. He filled my usual watering holes and fixed it so all my scrumptious plants will grow. And he gave me a bath. It felt wonderful having the cool water wash over my shell and hit my feet. I love the smell of freshly watered food. :)
The last two days have had a gaggle of children walking by my domain. Yesterday they walked ever so slowly as they went by. Some of them looked so wide eyed and awed. I do love that look. Today, as they walked back to the school, a few pointed and squealed, giggled, and the teachers laughed. I rubbed against the fence. Had they asked, I would have stopped so they could touch my awesomeness.
I did startle the UPS man. That is always a thrill for me. A very grand day indeed.
The last two days have had a gaggle of children walking by my domain. Yesterday they walked ever so slowly as they went by. Some of them looked so wide eyed and awed. I do love that look. Today, as they walked back to the school, a few pointed and squealed, giggled, and the teachers laughed. I rubbed against the fence. Had they asked, I would have stopped so they could touch my awesomeness.
I did startle the UPS man. That is always a thrill for me. A very grand day indeed.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
It is official!
It is Spring! I am so excited! It is warm and sunny. I have sweet new grass to eat and scrumptious roses to nibble. I have new fans and I greet each of them. My female servant put up an address sign and I have decided to let it stay. It is not in my way, after all. Some days, though, I hit it just to knock off the numbers. It amuses me.
I heard she almost got me a bunny. I miss the bunny. I'm glad she did not get one. Because it would not be the one that left and I truly loved the one that left. She was my friend.
Feeling sad now.
I heard she almost got me a bunny. I miss the bunny. I'm glad she did not get one. Because it would not be the one that left and I truly loved the one that left. She was my friend.
Feeling sad now.
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