Understanding Butter's Tongue

Man. This tongue.


Sometimes, when it's hanging out like this, I sit and wonder what this tongue says about Butter.

Beyond being his means for cooling down and slurping up water, I think this tongue is a way Butter expresses himself. Although he's an expressive guy anyway (when he's puzzled, you can see it in the way his face wrinkles; when he's sad, you can see it in his eyes; and when he really likes me, he even winks), his tongue really gives him away.

When Butter is sitting at his window, absolutely engrossed in what's going on outside, he sits perfectly still, except his tongue keeps falling farther and farther out of his mouth. (Here he just sat down, so it's only beginning its descent.)


Of course, when he's hot, he plops down on the coolest floor he can find and lets it hang. (This was after our walk to the farmer's market yesterday.)


And when he's feeling sweet? Just the very tip of his tongue comes out to give you soft little licks on your chin or arm. That, of course, is my favorite.