Hoping desperately that it will rain more muffins

Two mornings ago, I was heading out to walk The Gats.

As soon as we got to the bottom of the stairs, she was transfixed…

Squirrel!

What she saw must have been one of the most glorious sights for a dog: a squirrel on a low branch was eating an entire blueberry muffin. The whole freaking thing. Sweets + squirrel = Mmmmmmmm-nomnomnom.

So she tries to climb the tree.

Squirrel!

Before you know it, the squirrel has bugged out and dropped the muffin right into Gatsby’s mouth. It happened so fast, I thought it was the squirrel in her mouth—but it was the muffin. As if my dog had a Mouth-Mounted Muffin Tractor Beam®.

I (responsibly!) got the muffin away from her.

But we can no longer pass that tree in peace. Every single walk now results in a plaintive, backside-planted gaze up into that tree, into the Magic Muffin Tree, where delicious squirrels drop delicious treats right into your open mouth.

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  • cathy

    This story is magical! MAGICAL!

  • cathy

    This story is magical! MAGICAL!

  • http://jadepark.wordpress.com/ Jade Park

    this is so AWESOME! i too, would NEVER leave that tree alone if such a thing happened to ME. as it is, my wiener dogs sit next to me as I chop vegetables carelessly, their mouths open, knowing that that is when food falls from the heavens.

  • http://jadepark.wordpress.com Jade Park

    this is so AWESOME! i too, would NEVER leave that tree alone if such a thing happened to ME. as it is, my wiener dogs sit next to me as I chop vegetables carelessly, their mouths open, knowing that that is when food falls from the heavens.

  • Clement

    What’s the dog doing to the tree in the last photo!!! Are you sure she is going for the muffins?

  • Clement

    What’s the dog doing to the tree in the last photo!!! Are you sure she is going for the muffins?

  • Andrew

    There’s no doubt love is involved, Clement.

  • Andrew

    There’s no doubt love is involved, Clement.

  • lauren

    best. story. ever. even my mother is laughing.

  • lauren

    best. story. ever. even my mother is laughing.

  • Vickie

    ‘atta girl, Gatsby! Keep an eye on that tree.

  • Vickie

    ‘atta girl, Gatsby! Keep an eye on that tree.