Susan "helping" to rake leaves
In Susan's own words:
I had an exciting adventure!! I went to see what was happening in the back yard, and I noticed Gumbo checking out the gate. It was left open a smidge, but certainly not enough to squeeze through. Then Gumbo did the most amazing thing. He pushed the gate with his paw, and it opened!!! Our jaws dropped, and we just stared at each other for about 10 seconds. Then Gumbo ran right through the gate. I tried to stop him, but you know how Gumbo is!!! So, I did the only thing I could -- I ran out after him.
Our of the corner of my eye, I saw Gumbo run toward his Mommy, who was raking leaves. She looked shocked to see him, which doesn't make any sense, since he lives here. Sometimes, I don't think she's very bright! Anyway, she saw me and called my name. I took that to mean that I was free to roam. While she put Gumbo back into the back yard, I decided to run like the wind! It was so fun that I had a huge smile on my face.
I ran into the neighbor's yard -- right up to their fence. Their two dogs were barking like crazy, although for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what they were barking at. They seemed angry, almost as though there was a stranger around, but I didn't see anyone else. They were focused on me, so I guess they wanted me to find the stranger and scare him off. I ran a few big circles looking for anyone, and that's when I noticed my grandmother, Maman, running around after me. A new game!!! This day was turning out great!!! I ran toward the main street to see if anyone else wanted to play, and this really made Maman run faster. What fun!!
Eventually Maman caught up to me and brought me back to our back yard. What a party-pooper. I want to play this game again, so I hang out by the gate now, just in case it opens up again.
Susan in the compost bin
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