Dream A Little Dream of Me

They were on a family excursion today. Sort of. Theory had dragged Fable along to give Poem a bit of a break and her beleaguered niece was dragging her paws. Funny, it seemed like last week she had been her niece's favorite and now she was the mean auntie who "stunk like a badger." At least her niece had a colorful imagination. Fable didn't seem much interested in gathering herbs - at least not for healing. Even when she tried to preface which herbs were edible and which were not, she tried to eat a little piece of everything. It was mind boggling. The pup was like a black hole and black holes didn't understand the meaning of the word no. "Alright, if you can't keep up then uhh... we won't stop for a snack!" she called over her shoulder. Without looking closely she could hear the undergrowth parting as Fable loped closer, her small tongue panting. As the lake came into view so did two other shapes, similar in profile to their own. One small and one large. Chuckling to herself, Theo began to close the distance between them. "Hi there!" The delicate pink flowers of valerian plants were dotting the surrounding greenery. It looks like the pair had a similar idea. There was no better day than today to begin replenishing winter's long depleted stores. "Gathering valerian?" Theo added as she closed the distance between them, keeping at a respectful distance until she was invited closer.