Sun Mote Copse and the mome raths outgrabe

By the 5 week mark, pups may accompany adults on short trips away from the den. Weaning occurs during this stage and pups will speak their first full words in week 6.

Guess who's 5 weeks today! Someone take me on a field trip?! @Elwood or @Finley? :D

The day started warm, with nary a cloud to mar the endless blue skies. Sugar had breakfasted with her family just outside the den, eating as much of the chewed meat as she could, and sluggishly dragged herself back inside to sleep. When she roused in the middle of the afternoon, the weather was drastically different: it was now cloudy and overcast, with a chilly breeze whipping through the wood. She smelled rain. More importantly, she smelled meat again. She followed her nose outside and once more dined on freshly regurgitated venison.

Afterward, she felt spirited and began to explore the dooryard, occasionally bumping into a parent, sibling or cousin. She knew to give @Weejay's flower patch a wide berth, though as far as she knew, the weeds on the far side of the small clearing were fair game. She started out by chewing on some of the various greens, though that ended quickly after a particularly bitter sample. Sugar took to the soil then, eating some before beginning to dig, then marveling when she discovered there were more plants underground!

Her head shot up and the tiny striped pup's tail jerked happily as she shouted to anyone who might listen, "Ook! Ook!"

Title from "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll.