What is pissing you off this time?

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Goddamn fig trees in the backyard are dropping 4-5 figs an hour. Goddamn dog keeps eating them. Goddamn dog's stomach keeps puking them back up. Goddamn dog keeps eating its own vomit.

The Chocolate Labrador who I looked after to the extent that he was (almost) half mine was very fond of plums.

I remember taking him home one evening whereupon he headed straight for the plum tree in the back garden.

As luck would have it, a plum fell from the tree right in front of him which he snapped up, removed the flesh and spat out the stone in short order.

In its own way, the whole performance was quite beautiful.

It would probably have qualified for an Arts Council grant.

The down side to all this was, of course, the effect the plums had on his digestive system.

During high summer I had to be permanently on alert for ominous gurgles from within.

Despite his foibles, he was a lovely dog and I do miss the old chap.