Aw, Ted

Still just the tiniest bit clingy, bless his heart.

Constant Ted

We think we're rolling along here doing a-okay, and I guess we are. Teddy, however, seems to be absorbing the low hum of something in the house. Anxiety? Uncertainty? Always-home-ness? Constant dish washing? Restlessness? Maybe all of that? Whatever it is, has parked itself in Ted's noggin. In short, my man is feeling off.

He'll follow me into the bathroom and attempt to scratch the door down if he gets left out. Same if I head to the back porch without him. He is my constant shadow in the house, aiming to stand between me and the sink and laying down in front of the washer when I attempt to do laundry. When I take a bath he sits with his chin on the edge of the tub. It's his thunderstorm behavior but the weather is sunny and warm.

I get it, Ted. I do. Times are weird and your people are weird and everything's weird. The best I can do is let you do your own weird thing, stuck to me like these quarantine yoga pants.

Smacksy Saturday Photo: Roommates

They never pay their rent on time but they make up for it in other ways.

Stuck

I wish you could have seen these guys 3 seconds before I was able to snap this photo when these two knuckleheads Tried to both get through the space between the armoire and the bed at the same time. The got stuck and I was laughing a little too hard to get the shot. I'm sure you can use your imagination.

The Lookout

At his post. Don't even whisper the world squirrel.

Fox Face

At this particular cabin, there are three couches, six beds, and two dog beds. Teddy has slept on all of these available surfaces and made up some new ones.

Pals

Good lookin' out.

My Assistant

No matter what he tells you otherwise, rest assured he does none of the heavy lifting around here.

Please

When you walk anywhere near the dog cookie jar, this happens.

Close

Ted has a relationship going with this throw pillow. I think they're in love.

Smacksy Saturday Photo: Out For a Walk

Or rather, a sit.

Whatever's Comfortable

I guess this is.

Tuckered

Yes, of course I squished his little face.

Be There in a Sec

These are the eyes that will stare at me, unblinking, until I fill the water bowl. Not creepy at all.

Pro Photo Bomber

"Okay, Teddy. Let's get a picture of your new haircut."

The Silent Treatment

I left the house for a few hours. Before leaving, I closed the door to Bob's room because Teddy has a tendency to barf on Bob's bed. (I don't know why either.) When I returned home, I realized I had inadvertently locked Ted IN Bob's room. (He did not barf.) When I let him out, he ran straight to the couch and curled up in a ball. He did not say "hi." He did not make eye contact, and wouldn't wag his tail at me. He kept this up for over an hour, stopping only for a brief cookie break, then right back to the silent treatment. That'll teach me.

When He Wants Something

He usually gets it. Obviously.

Chatty

They'd stay up all night talking, if we'd let them.

Smiling in His Sleep

Someone seems quite pleased that we have returned home.

Gardening

 
We're growing tomatoes, peppers, and four kinds of squash. We've got an orange tree and a lemon tree. And one sunbather.