choices – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:52:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 choices – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 I’m ba-a-a-ck. https://www.karencushman.com/im-ba-a-a-ck/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:06:47 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=892 Read more]]> After a long, sometimes difficult summer, the rains are back and so am I.

Back yard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When it starts to rain, Otis spends a long time looking out at the backyard, trying to decide whether or not to lick the dirty water off the paving stones instead of drinking fresh, clean water from his bowl.

Otis looking outdoors 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dirty water always wins. Go try and figure out a cat.

Lapping up water outdoors

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