Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for January 13, 2024

That’ll be quite a scramble.

Quote, be it let.

Laid it down.

Does the rooster know about all this cross-species fraternization?

The cat mat be quite pleased to become a parent, apparently.

Whisking away the competition.

At least an egg got laid today.

Obviously in the catbird seat.

Concerning the persistence of memory: watch it!

Do you recall what was the field the day the music died?American Pie

_Don McClain _We can share the women and the wine.

Jack Straw

Grateful Dead

If the egg hatches, it’s a blended family. If someone eats the egg, it’s a nutritious breakfast.

Hope the dog wasn’t an egg sucker.

But I want to know who’s the father of that egg. You’ll probably need to hire a hardboiled detective to find him. Your cat and dog both recommend Sam Spayed.

And thus the eldritch End of Days began. What Beast slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?

…buk…bark…meow…buk…bark…meow… Which one of these is not like the others?

Which one came first?

Animals can get along famously

and your turtle just watched

…allowing Nora to have her animals in the house was the wife’s idea…

…not mine …

…yes…

…the wind chill was going to be minus 30°…

…but I blame these modern light bulbs…

…used to be you’d stuff some straw in…

…and a 100 watt…

…and Snoopy stayed nice & toosty…

…I had to balk letting at letting Gertrude in…

…I only like my chicken warm …

…straight from the fryer…

…but…

…our cat, Allan Jackson…

…rules the roost…

…just like she’s Bar-rack Obama…

un-twist it ;+)

I trust the dog is getting some rent out of all this.

Okay! That’s very creative. Now just don’t let those pretty bows in your hair get all twisted.

Headspinner alert! We’ve all had days like that!

Did the cat brood the egg?

Who got custody?

Or custard?

Ole McBurritt had a farm, L- A- M- E- O!

she looks happy for plot twist

The chicken almost had the cat convinced that it (the cat) had laid the egg, but couldn’t keep a straight face. Even so, the cat has decided to adopt the egg and raise the hatchling. We’re all anticipating a fun experiment exploring “nature or nurture”. Or dinner (for the cat).

Eggsactly what one would expect from such a blended household! Now, what’s to become of the egg? Will it spawn another generation of chick for the householder?

I’ve seen enough of those “cute” animal behavior videos on Social Media to expect nothing less than a Happy Outcome for all involved, doggy, kitty, Ma chicken, householder, potential new chick.

Is everybody happy? (Ted Lewis, 1929.)

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A puuuurfect clucking chicken! Who’s a good boy?