Today was the perfect spring day. The sun was shinin', the weather w/just a touch of cool. The squirrels were out, an' that's why me an' Lexie were out there yellin' at 'em.
Mom came out to see what we were up to, an' I ran over to make sure she was ok (she was sleepin' almost all day 'cause she wasn't feelin' well)...then led her to where them squirrels were.
Lexie was right there at that big palm tree by her pond keepin' watch. I joined her an' let out a really loud warnin'....it musta' worked 'cause one of them squirrels ran down a palm frond an' then jumped across to a tree branch an' was makin' a break for the roof by way of the trees.
Leavin' mom by the palm tree, we ran around the pond to try an' head him off. By that time, dad came out to see what all the ruckus was. He an' mom watched for a bit...them mom made the statement that a whole bunch of them palm fronds that were killed by the winter needed to go, since they were all brown an' hangin' down.
So, right in the middle of our grand squirrel chase, mom's supervisin' dad, while he's cuttin' down them fronds. She was helpin' by stackin' 'em. An' since the squirrel had managed to jump to the roof an' escape, Lexie an' I were inspectin' their work an' the nearby flower beds.
All of a sudden, mom's radar went off an' she zeroed in on Lexie, who was clear on the other side of one of the flower beds. Mom says somethin' to the effect of ,"what does she have in her mouth?!". Dad & I stop an' look at Lexie....Lexie all of a sudden starts walkin' off in the opposite direction kinda fast. (her mom radar musta been workin', since she can't "hear").
That immediately put the rest of us on high alert.....mom hadn't been sure Lexie had anythin', until she saw that "walk".
I went over to see n' sniff where she had been, mom an' dad went to try to head her off an' retrieve whatever that was in her mouth.
After several ins an' outs an' across the yard, mom finally got close enough to see a "wing" hangin' outa Lexie's mouth. The chase was on! In an' around the flower beds, they all went.....they almost had her trapped by between the pond an' the big grapefruit tree, but Lexie faked them out by steppin' into the pond...then jumpin' out at the last minute an' racin' down the other side.
Dad finally grabbed her on the garden path....an' pried her mouth open to get her to drop that birdie. He took the birdie while mom grabbed her collar an' got her headed toward the house.
Just as me, mom an' Lexie got to the backdoor, Lexie backed completely outa her collar an' took off back out in the yard, w/mom chasin' behind her.
Lexie didn't go far...in fact she was sniffin' around the flower bed by the patio...then just as mom got there, Lexie took off an' ran into the house. This time, mom closed the big door an' even Lexie's lil' door. Then looked at Lexie.
Yep....Lexie had a lil' birdie foot stickin' outa her mouth. By now, mom wasn't in shock anymore....an' remembered that this wasn't her first rodeo. She walked past Lexie (whose cheeks were kinda puffed out like a hamster).....I followed mom (not my first rodeo, either)
Into the kitchen we went....mom got one of the big smoky elk sausages, broke it in half...gave me half...then walked back an' let Lexie smell the other half. Then she motioned Lexie to follow her to the kitchen to get it. Lexie dropped that birdie on the rug an' was at her bowl before mom.
Mom dropped the sausage into Lexie's bowl....an' another piece in mine (yeah, I scored for bein' the good one...an workin' it). Armed w/half a dozen papertowels, mom went an' picked up the birdie an' took it out to dad. He had found the nest that the wind had blown down an' put the lil' birdie in it an' then took it to the back an' put it up high in the oak tree.
Lexie is remarkable in that she has a very "soft mouth"....those birdies were just a lil' wet...an' kinda traumatized..but not hurt by bein' carried around in her mouth. I don't get it....I think she just wants to keep 'em...like lil' live toys or somethin'. Mom doesn't get it either...but she sure wishes she wouldn't bring 'em in the house an' she's thankful Lexie isn't into reptiles or bugs.
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