My Short Short for the Day

“What a lovely day!”  Flo purred, stretching out her front paws and arching her back before padding over to her food dish.

“You say that every day.”  Ralph grumped following behind Flo.

Flo delicately ate each morsel, chewing slowly, savoring each bite.  Ralph chomped through his food in seconds, clomped away to the couch and flopped down for his after-breakfast nap.

Once Flo finished, she carefully cleaned her face and softly padded to the couch.  She hopped up landing lightly next to Ralph. 

“So, what shall we do today?”  She looked down at Ralph’s rumpled fur and the bits of food stuck to his whiskers.

“Nap, eat, nap and nap.”  Ralph replied rolling away.

“Oh, come on.  We should make the most of such a beautiful day.”  Flo nudged Ralph.  He only grunted.

Flo rose, jumped down from the couch and padded to the door.  The outdoors beckoned.  She strolled into the backyard and looked around.  The birds were chirping in the trees and a squirrel scampered across the top of the fence.  Flo walked around the perimeter of the yard, checking things out and enjoying the warm sun beaming down on her. 

When she got to the front gate, she hopped on to the fence and strolled along the top casually observing life from her perch.  She sat, swishing her tail and enjoying the beauty of the day.  She spent hours, watching all the bustling below and gradually became drowsy from the afternoon sun.

After a long, peaceful nap, she rose, stretched and strolled back to the house.  She padded to the kitchen to find a treat in her dish.  She lapped up the milk, purring happily.  Then she strolled to the couch, hopped up and settled in beside Ralph.

“So, was it all you dreamed it would be?”  Ralph snorted.

“Yes, it was wonderful!”  Flo snuggled into Ralph and fell asleep for her after-snack nap.