What? Nothing!

Lord Protector of our Realm

Hello to all,

Imagine you are the self-proclaimed protector of the house. There are endless hours of quiet silence as you patrol the neighborhood with your enhanced hearing. It is time for your break, so you lie down on your bed with the silky-smooth blanket for extra comfort for a quick two-hour nap. The danger, only you can detect, is everywhere. It is obligatory that one ear stays on duty for any impending doom that may befall your happy home.

Mom types away on her latest project of making labels for strawberry jam to sell at the farmer’s market. A click sounds on a distant breeze too faint for the foolish human ears. The disturbance in the force makes you ask, “What?” and then “Nothing!” You “gruff” to put the unsuspecting humans on notice.

Then, another far-off “tick” alarms both your ears to the top of your head and opens your eyes to the danger. You ask again, “What?” and silence fills your mind. With a grumble of discontent, “Nothing!” You nod off to finish your well-deserved break from defending the home from all the menaces.

Just as the peaceful rest falls upon your consciousness, “Ping” softly wafts through the walls, alerting you to the potential peril. “What?” wakes you from your respite. Grumbling like the old dog she is, you grumble your way down the steps, onto the couch, and peer out the window. Your keen eye scours every blade of grass in five properties looking for the source of the noise upsetting your breather. With a singular low moan, “Nothing!” before returning to your nap.

This is the life of our Lord Protector of our Realm, as she has appointed herself. It is a “Ruff” life, but it is the one she claimed upon entering our family thirteen years ago. The endless barking, growling, and howling at unseen foes keeps her young at heart and body. She is still within two pounds of her youthful weight, which is more impressive than her human parents.

He Has Risen,

Danny Mac