I like the fact that he's not wearing shoes.

I go barefoot when I can, usually only during the day, and in places where I'm not likely to walk on sharp objects or glass and such.

So I'm trying to think how this whole thing went down.............

You hear a beaver out there, so you grab your gun and go outside. Maybe you've seen the beaver before, and tried to put your shoes on before getting your gun and going outside, but the beaver got away.

So this time, no time for shoes.

So is this beaver on shore/land? If the beaver is in the water, I guess you get into your boat or whatever and go get it after you shoot it. Still no time to put some shoes on though?

Then it's photo opp. time. Instead of just holding up the beaver wherever you are, get up on a trailer of some sort to pose, but still no time for shoes?

Help me out here.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."