忍者犬
くのいちハナ参上
ninja ken
kunoichi hana sanjou
Ninja Dog
An Appearance by the Female Ninja Hana

A few days ago I began to notice Hana (our dog) suddenly appear inside when I distinctly remembered letting her out.

I blamed it on my thirty-something rampant senility, but after the third ‘deja vu’, I grew suspicious.

Hence today’s word:

神出鬼没
shin shutsu ki botsu
Appearing suddenly in unexpected places and at unexpected moments

Yes, like a ninja, Hana teleported herself from the wild back yard to our even wilder (since Makoto’s been here) inside. Dog Teleportation (or more commonly known as DT) may very likely be your first thought. Mine too. However, digital photos can’t be manipulated. Here is the proof for a far less sensational theory:

The Screened Area Leading to the Great Outdoors

 

And the Proof without Pudding:

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忍者犬 ninja ken - Ninja Dog
くのいち kunoichi - a female ninja; A neat trick is to draw the kanji for woman: 女 start with く then katakana ノ then 一.  This spells out ku-no-ichi
ハナ hana - Hana, our dog’s name
参上 sanjou - Visit