i wish plant life would grow all around me

Once again Iolaire found Indigo in the garden. The boy seemed to love the stunted little willow tree that she and her aunt Meadow had planted. Though a bit hunched and gnarled, it was a good little tree. By now it was tall enough for any sized wolf to rest beneath comfortably. It would never be gigantic like its brethren, but it was a good tree.

"Did you know that this little tree's name is Eva? My aunt Meadow named her after we planted her." The small, dark woman came up beside her brightly colored nephew and ruffled the fur atop his head with her muzzle. "And the birch tree I named Snow." The mighty birch was growing big and strong. Already it provided ample shade for the plants that couldn't deal with the full heat of the sun.

Haunches folded and Io sat beneath the tree with her nephew. Extending one foreleg, she drew him in for a hug, giving him a little cuddle before setting him free. "So. How did you like your surprise?" Two-toned eyes glinting, she questioned the boy about the garden that his sister had made for him.