This for instance. He stands guard, sometimes by the front door, sometimes by the sidewalk leading to the front door. Right now, he's watching over the vegetable garden. The other day two little girls with umbrellas stopped to have a conversation with him.  One of the girls put her ladybug umbrella down (yes, I was jealous of the umbrella) and picked him up. She moved him just a bit to the right. He looks much happier in the new spot, don't you think?  Now all he wants is a bit of sunshine.