Twos company, peeping spirits a crowd

Thorn was loving this autumn weather and just the joy of exploring the world all around him.  Why had mom and dad waited forever to take them out here?  All the time holed up, growing up in their room, they could have been out here!  Not that they had been kept protectively in the room any longer than other pups but Thorn didn’t know that part.  He also had no realistic idea of the dangers that could come to a small pup alone.

This time he had found a new friend, apparently, they were related.  Relationships were good and all but what really was important was if Kite was fun to explore with.  “Have you learned the best thing about this ‘fake autumn’ yet?”  Thorn asked as he looked up at the sky and a stray orange leaf floating along the breeze.  “The best part is leaf piles.  Our garden does great at collecting them.  You pile all these leaves together then have a race to see who jumps in it first.  You sink into the pile and scatter a bunch about.”

The weather was great, the smells were pleasant and if bees or butterflies landed on the nose it tickled but leaf pile jumping was obviously the best part.

"Thorn Carpathius"