Apple Picking

One day, when he was a little puppy, Butch decided he was going to love riding in backpacks. From then on whenever he found a backpack on the floor or saw someone grab one, he would desperately try to stick himself in there and go along for the ride. This can get annoying at times, like when you're running out the door to work/school. Or when you come across people at the post office who are trying to shove their mail in their packs. A few times we'll go looking for him and find him in the backpack so just to appease him we'll hang him on the bathroom hook or off the elliptical trainer for a few minutes. Most the time it's pretty handy and cute. Like when we're on a long hike or when we're biking. His latest backpack adventures has been mowing the lawn.



 

A few evenings ago Jon was out mowing the lawn with Butch. And I was working in the garden.


 

My main goal was to pick a lot of crab apples but Kudjo kept bringing his tennis ball to be thrown.


 

I had already thrown a lot for him and was trying to hurry and get the apples picked as the bugs had started coming out and I didn't want to get eaten!


 

I just about had a bag full and I was starting to get easily distracted so I decided to throw some crab apples at Jon every time he mowed nearby the tree.

 

It turned out to be a lot of fun so every time he went by I pelted him tossed apples at him. I started to get better aim and one go-around I made my mark a few times. The next time he went around he had one in his mouth, I looked at Butch and he did too!


 

Turns out one of my missed apples landed in the backpack and Butch had decided to hold it in his mouth for the ride. He held it there for the next half hour or so until Jon jolted the lawnmower and Butch dropped it. But as soon as they shut the mower off he ran right over and grabbed it again. When he's cute like that it makes me forget how annoying he was earlier :)