“Mommy, can we play in the sprinkler?”, little Roy asked. “It’s hot!” The small canine allowed his tongue to hang out of his mouth in dramatic fashion.
“Sure, Sweetie,” Jessica agreed. “Dai, would you go turn the water on for them?” she asked as she tugged her son’s Jurassic Park t-shirt over his head.
“Okay,” said David as he rose to his feet. “But aren’t you going to send Alex home for his swimsuit first?”
“They can just run through the water naked,” said the female as she turned to help free her son’s playmate from his Ninja Turtles t-shirt.
“Are you sure?” David didn’t sound at all sure, himself.
“David, they’re three-year-olds,” Jessica pointed out. “Let them enjoy their innocence while they can.” Roy had wriggled out of his shorts without bothering to undo his tail strap. The female Shepherd patted her son’s naked rump. “Go get the stink off!” she commanded as she gestured toward the yard.
By now, the small equine had discarded his own shorts. The boys ran to dance around the lawn sprinkler, barking and braying out childish laughter while waiting for David to turn on the faucet. The laughs turned into high-pitched yips and hee-haws as the sprinkler began spinning and showering the youngsters with a spray of cool water.
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I recall my grandma sending her Dachshund out into the yard with the command “Go get the stink off!” and I couldn’t resist giving it to Jessica in this story.
In a scene from my book, Interviews, three-year-old L. Roy Connelley (German Shepherd) and his best friend Alex Chambers (donkey) frolic in the back yard water sprinkler. I love the childish, unrestrained joy of these two young boys.
I knew, almost from the time I wrote it, that this scene needed to be drawn by
S00T who knows my Long Division characters better than anyone. Once again she’s exceeded my expectations with this beautiful piece of art. Soot has a marvelous grasp of childhood anatomy that clearly shows here.
Interviews and the rest of the books in my Long Division series are available in paperback and electronic editions from LD-Books.com. Please note that these books contain explicit content for adult readers age 18 and up only.
“Sure, Sweetie,” Jessica agreed. “Dai, would you go turn the water on for them?” she asked as she tugged her son’s Jurassic Park t-shirt over his head.
“Okay,” said David as he rose to his feet. “But aren’t you going to send Alex home for his swimsuit first?”
“They can just run through the water naked,” said the female as she turned to help free her son’s playmate from his Ninja Turtles t-shirt.
“Are you sure?” David didn’t sound at all sure, himself.
“David, they’re three-year-olds,” Jessica pointed out. “Let them enjoy their innocence while they can.” Roy had wriggled out of his shorts without bothering to undo his tail strap. The female Shepherd patted her son’s naked rump. “Go get the stink off!” she commanded as she gestured toward the yard.
By now, the small equine had discarded his own shorts. The boys ran to dance around the lawn sprinkler, barking and braying out childish laughter while waiting for David to turn on the faucet. The laughs turned into high-pitched yips and hee-haws as the sprinkler began spinning and showering the youngsters with a spray of cool water.
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I recall my grandma sending her Dachshund out into the yard with the command “Go get the stink off!” and I couldn’t resist giving it to Jessica in this story.
In a scene from my book, Interviews, three-year-old L. Roy Connelley (German Shepherd) and his best friend Alex Chambers (donkey) frolic in the back yard water sprinkler. I love the childish, unrestrained joy of these two young boys.
I knew, almost from the time I wrote it, that this scene needed to be drawn by
S00T who knows my Long Division characters better than anyone. Once again she’s exceeded my expectations with this beautiful piece of art. Soot has a marvelous grasp of childhood anatomy that clearly shows here.Interviews and the rest of the books in my Long Division series are available in paperback and electronic editions from LD-Books.com. Please note that these books contain explicit content for adult readers age 18 and up only.
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Love the Chibi style art, and the postcard-style look (with white margins that allows for notes). This likely goes in the Alex and L.Roy family album.
In olden days Singapore (1970s and before), its not uncommon for kids to play like this in rivers and canals, though rivers and canals are no longer publicly accessible (only for maintenance staff, though people still do fishing with rods sometimes X3)
Also, its interesting that canid pups have flatter muzzles when younger, which grows longer as they grow up. Maybe longer muzzles allow them to poke their noses into where they don't belong!
In olden days Singapore (1970s and before), its not uncommon for kids to play like this in rivers and canals, though rivers and canals are no longer publicly accessible (only for maintenance staff, though people still do fishing with rods sometimes X3)
Also, its interesting that canid pups have flatter muzzles when younger, which grows longer as they grow up. Maybe longer muzzles allow them to poke their noses into where they don't belong!
My own kids played like this in the back yard on occasion when the weather was right. I can’t comment on how common the practice is in America. I expect it would vary across the country.
I hadn’t thought of how muzzles change for pups, but you are absolutely right. I have an idea for a drawing of L. Roy as an adult in which his face will likely look quite different.
I hadn’t thought of how muzzles change for pups, but you are absolutely right. I have an idea for a drawing of L. Roy as an adult in which his face will likely look quite different.
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