Minor Distractions

Landon wanted to comply with Hu-Dad’s requests to hurry up and come inside, but minor distractions kept getting in the way.

Where are you going, Mr. Bug?
Where are you going, Mr. Bug?

For some reason we’ll never understand, humans sometimes want us to hurry up. Something about things to do, blah, blah, blah. It’s not that we want to be slow when the humans are in a hurry, but we just keep running into minor distractions.

Oh, look, shadows on the ground.
Oh, look, shadows on the ground.

So, yes, maybe Hu-Dad was suggesting to Landon that he needed to finish his yard time and come inside. And maybe the Boomster had more important things to do. Like…

That leaf smells really interesting.
That leaf smells really interesting.

5 Comments

  1. Juno's mom on July 15, 2020 at 11:40 am

    And classic husky stubbornness. 😀

  2. tammy j on July 15, 2020 at 10:06 am

    LOLOL!!! thank you. I needed your distractions this morning! xoxo

  3. Debbie and Ruby on July 15, 2020 at 9:17 am

    Ruby is with you on that one. Takes an hour for a 1/2 hour walk in the park!!

  4. Lori & Izzy Bear on July 15, 2020 at 7:32 am

    Yep Landon, Izzy Bear and I totally understand those “distractions”… blades of grass, shadows, a gecko, a leaf… oy.

  5. Jean Burkhardt on July 15, 2020 at 7:19 am

    OH boy Landon-You have to know that humans have LOTS to do BUT understand you also have to appreciate the smells-shadows etc in the yard!

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