All I did was say “No” today to just about everyone.

This was Iacs’ attempt at going to steal Fivla’s breakfast bucket.  I was holding onto his chin hairs, trying to do my daily Wordle, while saying “No, absolutely no, you cannot have Fivla’s food!”

Luckily Iacs is used to this method of restraint.

When Fivla had stopped chewing and was looking into the middle distance, I released Iacs from my vice-like grip and he wandered over.  Note Fivla’s swishy tail of annoyance.

There was nothing in the bucket apparently, so Iacs told me.

Back in the house, it was “No, Monster, you can’t have my breakfast.  You know this”.

And then later, “No, Pepper you can’t come with me to pack veg”.

Oh, the face on that.  I felt awful and went and locked the catflap on the backdoor as Pepper has learned how to get over the tall stair gate blocking it and then races to join me as I am getting into my car to drive off.  Apparently this is a dog deterrant no more.  ** sigh **.

Luckily, I was forgiven when I came home a few hours later.

And lastly, there was Barrel who spied me giving the hens and ducks their afternoon grain.  He came racing over in the hope I would let him out of his field so he could raid all the buckets or tidy up, as he likes to call it.

I even got his best Winning Smile but it was still a no from me.

Nice try, though.