lazy days of blue

He jumped, spun and wagged his tail at the bark. That was something new. It meant someone was there, with him! He could play or at least alleviate his boredom now! He gave a low, woofing rumble of a bark in greeting and half bowed at the stranger, stretching his body with a groan. His brown eyes scanned the tangle of tree roots and river around him before finally resting upon the canine that had greeted him. "Well hel-looooo" he gave her a lopsided grin and sat down. His long, thick tail whumped the ground with a soft thump-thump-thump as he wagged it. Whatever could she be doing here? He tilted his head, watching her. The deep liver of his ear tips blending in the shadows so that it looked as though the tips were missing.