Tax Collector

It was 94 degrees F here today, so we put off doing anything outside. When the little man arrived...we took a short walk in our back forty.

Merrick decided he was going to be the keeper of the gate. The little troll decided he was going to collect a tariff. The tariff would assure safe passage to the other side. The only thing that was missing was the bridge he should have been living under.

He bellowed out..."HEAR YE! HEAR YE! FROM THIS DAY FORWARD...25 CENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS THOUGH THIS GATE...50 CENTS IF I DON'T LIKE YOUR LOOKS!!"

Lisa paid a quarter...but he demanded the 50 cents from me. "PAPA PAY!! PAPA PAY!! Highway robbery from the little shyster. I can see a trip to Dollar Tree is in our immediate future.