A Decidedly Non-Academic Interlude - Buddy Story

*I just love how these guys are inseperable, even though the Buddy is the action figure, the Cat is always there. This is the first fun/silly story that's ever popped up so I totally had to publish it! The Story: Setting aside my field ledger atop a smooth garden boulder, I yielded to a rather uncharacteristic impulse. Having concluded last night's exacting celestial measurements, my golden feline operative and I ventured onto the sun-warmed western lawn. Catching sight of a dry, perfectly spherical banksia cone nestled in the clover, my feline scout struck it with an articulated paw, sending it rolling down the gentle turf. Abandoning my usual upright posture, I broke into a disciplined sprint, lunging forward with my hands outspread to intercept the seed pod before it tumbled into a stone drain. We ended up side by side in the fragrant grass, catching our breath in the crisp morning air.