Trail Cam
by carolynholm
Mom,
You called me Muffin!!! That’s a thing people eat!
Winston
Dear Winston,
Calm down, I’m not going to eat you.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Why do you call me that???
Winston
Dear Winston,
It’s a loving name. Sometimes I call Puffin “Puffin Muffin”. He won’t admit it, but he really likes that.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
It’s loving to call someone food?
Winston
Dear Winston,
Sometimes affectionate words like that just pop out of my mouth.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
Like SnuggleBuns. You call everyone SnuggleBuns.
Winston
Dear Winston,
Not everyone. Just snuggly animals.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
Is the Puma a snuggly animal? You call me your little House Puma.
Winston
Dear Winston,
That’s right, we do! Because you have the aspect of a puma. The little head, the exceptionally long tail, the lanky, slouchy body. But you are a house-sized Puma.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
But is the big puma, the real puma, a snuggly animal?
Winston
Dear Winston,
Ah, your friend the Puma. Not very snuggly, not with humans, anyway. But with other cats he probably has a snuggly side to him.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
He’s my friend???? He’s so cool!
Winston
Dear Winston,
He is cool, definitely.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Who is he? Where does he live?
Winston
Dear Winston,
In the Santa Monica Mountains. That’s a trail cam you’ve been watching on Facebook. I think that mountain lion has got you hooked. You’ve been racking up a lot of screen time lately.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
Can we put a trail cam in our back yard to see a Puma?
Winston
Dear Winston,
Our back yard trail cam would mostly get a lot of squirrel action. For a puma I think you’ll have to stick to Facebook on my laptop.
Love, Carolyn
Hey Mom,
I watch him over and over!!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
I don’t blame you. He’s gorgeous.
Love, Carolyn
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