Our search for Spring Adventure!

Hello everyone, here is our latest adventure with Wee doggie! Now, just to warn you, it is quite long, so grab a cuppa and enjoy!

Big fella and I were having a well deserved lazy day, sitting around wondering what to do, when I thought I heard someone calling for us outside. Big fella just shook his head when I said so, but then I heard it again and so did Big fella. Who could it be?



We looked out our window but there was nobody there.



"Oi! down here!" The voices said.



We looked down and saw nothing but a flock of seagulls flying about on the edge of the water.

"Yew hoooo! Yes, you two! come down here!"



"Are the seagulls talking to us Big fella?" I asked, but he had already grabbed his coat and ran down the stairs, with whoops and cheers. Wee doggie was involved in this and he knew it!



We were going on an Adventure!



I grabbed my coat too and followed Big fella outside.



"Wee doggie asked us to come and get you as we are going in search of Spring!" The seagulls cried!





"Why didn't he get us himself as he usually does?" I asked.





There was mutterings amongst the birds.





"Well! If she does not need us....."



"Wee doggie warned us about her clap trap!"



"I don't think I would be able to fly her on my back anyway, big pudding!"

I puffed my chest out!



"I beg your pardon!" I cried! "Fly on your back! Not on your Nelly! Pudding indeed!"

Big fella gently put a hand on my shoulder and told me to pipe down, in which I did.



"Only joking missus!" said the seagull, "Now calm yourself and watch this! Oh and hold on tight!"

The birds flew and twirled around and the wind suddenly picked up pace and I could feel my feet leave the ground! I looked up and to my horror saw a tornado begin to form!

"Not to worry! "said the birds. "This just helps you on your way! Now flap your wings and follow us!"







Suddenly the birds flew high up into the sky and so was big fella and I. The wind blew us up

Away we flew!!

We went onwards and upwards for what seemed like for ages and could hear the birds chatter amongst themselves.



"Where are we going again?"



"Sunset Heart Tree, silly! Now hurry! The wind will not keep them two up in the air for long!"



"The Oscars is happening this week, are you going?"

There was much merriment on our journey and soon we headed towards a large hill, and as the sun went down a huge tree rose up and caught the sun in its branches!

"Hooray! Just in time!" cried the sea gulls and a collective sigh rang around us. The sea gull flying beside us told us we have to fly at exactly the right time of hour, on this very day as Spring is happening and the tree is now energising the sun, but we must hurry as the sun sets soon again! It does not take long!

"But how do we get there?" I asked.

But as we were sailing right above the tree holding the sun, suddenly the wind stopped and Big fella and I began to fall downwards as the sea gulls waved us good bye from the sky above!

We held hands as we sailed down towards the tree and soon, we drifted past down through the branches with the wonderful sun's rays, sitting amongst them and shone like wee fairy lights. We looked down to see the trunk of the tree below



soon we reached the end and we fell on our bottoms laughing! Now that was fun! As we looked around our new surroundings I glanced at the tree trunk and saw a heart shape embedded in it.



"Sunset Heart Tree!" I murmured! How lovely! But were was Wee doggie?



"Ahoy there!"



There, in the distance, was Wee doggie trotting over towards us!



"Ahhh! There you are! Good to see you darlings, good to see you! Oh, I am in quite good form, I say, quite good form! I am desperate for Spring to come, what with more snow this winter than I care to remember and thus made me miss my annual Winter holiday flight in the process? Well, I never heard the like of it, so I took the liberty of winding up Winter once and for all and let Spring began!"



"How do you do that?" I asked. But Wee doggie had sped along the path crying out "Lest haste! More speed, you two!" I guess we would soon find out!



So of we began on our adventure! Wee doggie was going this way and that way, along the path, grumbling and mumbling about as soon as he does this task, he is booking a holiday, make no mistake and it was about time he spoiled himself!

Big fella and I wondered what Wee doggie was looking for but we didn't dare ask him as he does not care for being interrupted at a time such as this.

So I began to fall behind and look around. I was suddenly noticed something changing on a tree branch beside me.

I called Big fella over and we watched as a beautiful fresh green moss grew over the branches right before our very eyes!

I began to call Wee doggie over to show him what we had just seen, when he bounded over and cried



"I found it! The Spring moss is growing! Wonderful timing find for me! What would you do without me! Now. Don't dilly dally about, come on!"



Wee doggie's bark could be at times very stern but he was kind and we knew time was precious. So on we went.



But no matter where we went Wee doggie could not find what we were looking for.

He began to look quite flustered.

Then in front us on the path ahead was a squirrel. We heard wee doggie give a low growl. Oh oh!





Big Fella asked Wee doggie if he was alright.

"Yes old boy, Its just I don't care for this fellow's manners that's all. I need a holiday, I can't remember where to go!"



We understood. Wee doggie may have wee patience but he has a heart of gold and doesn't like bad manners or dealing with the likes of Mr rude squirrel.



"Excuse me, Mr Squirrel, we have met before, I'm sure you remember the last argument! If you would be obliged to help us find our bearings and we will be on our way!"

The squirrel ignored him.

"Mr Squirrel!" We could hear the tension rising in wee doggie's bark. The patience was thinning.

After asking three more times wee doggie had enough.

MR SQUIRREL! IF YOU PLEASE!??!

"GO AWAY!!!!!" cried the squirrel and off he flew up a tree and laughed singing, "You can't catch me! neh, neh, neh, heh,!"





Wee doggie was furious! He dug under the gate crying injustice and when he got that squirrel, well, I will just just say it involved putting mustard mixed in with his Sunday custard! Yuck!

"What is all this fuss about? Behave yourself Sir!"

Big fella and I were so busy looking at wee doggie burrowing furiously and turning the air blue, we had not noticed the pigeon that flew down and perched on the iron fence to see what the racket was.

Wee doggie, immediately stopped and seemed embarrassed for his behaviour. He composed himself and explained his sorry situation and that he couldn't help it, that squirrel! He was just so rude! He had now forgotten the task in hand and time was sure to run out!

The pigeon pointed a wing towards a tree branch and said, "

Is this what you are looking for?"

"Yipppeee!" cried Wee doggie! A million thank yous! There is it is! Dew Drop Alley! We are just in time!"

We all watched as the Dew drop got bigger and we saw another world inside like a snow globe. It dropped to the ground with a splash, and got bigger.....

and bigger....

until it turned into a beautiful pond!

"Now, jump in!" wee doggie cried!

"Oh no!" Big fella and I groaned together.

"Only joking! Now if you would just let me do this......"





Wee doggie turned around three times singing what we could of sworn was the Time Worp from Rocky Horror

Wee doggie went to the side and pulled on the ponds big plug and the water drained to reveal the Season clock!









Big fella and I stared in wonder and could smell sweet pea filling the air sweet! Big doggie squealed and began to sing the writing written in stone:















The time is right,







The time is now,







Winter time is taking a bow.















Spring time is here,







Let everyone cheer







Light days and







lesser moonlight is coming near!















Let the ground come to life







Bulbs come out to the light







and seeds begin your springing!







The clock turns forward







Oh can you hear it ring!







Wee doggie stepped back smiling



as the flowers began to bud and bulbs began to peak







Wee doggie leaping and soaring about in the flowers laughing!

Wee doggie loves the Spring!

Up, up they spouted





and buds bloomed on trees!

With that, Wee doggie trotted quickly off, with us trailing behind.



"Hurry up, the sun is engerised, back to the car and quickly or the sun will set and ruin all my hard work! Now this is only the begining, we have only just stirred the earth! Spring is coming!







So he led us through Dew Drop Alley to where big Fella's car sat, key in door, and in we popped.







As we are driving home, big fella and me suddenly looked at it other and realised something.

"We did not come in the car Wee doggie. Why do you have the car?"









Without looking at me, he claimed it was Oscar week and he needed to travel in style. He would only have it for one week and he would leave it a lot more tidy than he found it. Big fella shouted "Sold!"and as Big fella is alergic to housework, that was that!







As we drove home and the seagulls waved hello going past, I had one last burning question for Wee doggie.







" Can we go to the Oscars with you Wee doggie?"







Wee doggie sighed. "I'm sorry my dear, " with a glint in his eye



"That is adventure I have to do on my own! Besides, you will only cramp my style!"

A Halloween Adventure!

Wee doggie was very pleased to see us, just as we had been by sighting him in the local doggie groomers.

"My dear chaps, how have you been? Lost without me I'm sure! I was just going to pop round to yours for a brandy and laugh endlessly at your beast of a hairdo and your fight to tame it! But this is even better! I can do it now in public!"

Well, despite the long time separation, nothing much has changed.
Wee doggie suggested we get in the car and go for a spin.

As we drove along wee doggie suddenly looked out the car window and squealed with delight!"Oh look!" he cried,

"Humans!!"

"I want to show you something! Look at me for goodness sake!"

Wee doggie was demanding our attention and tiptoeing on hind legs by the window.
"Look at them in the other car there,look! Watching cute little me with no ears....... "

"But wait.........."

"POP!! Hahaha! I do have ears! Did you see what I did there? Did you? Anybody? Silly creatures......"

Wee doggie was very pleased with himself, scaring the lives out of other drivers and being a general nuisance barking orders at big fella to drive.............

"Left here! No here! I said right! Look at me fool!...... Now look what you did, we knocked over a bin! In Broad daylight! Perfect!"

Just as big fella was about to stop the car and kindly throw wee doggie out of the car for bad manners, he begin playing with the radio, the cheek!

Strange weaving tones and deep male voice choirs that sang of swaying through the autumn winds, swirled around in the air and through our ears and everything was so very hazy.............


We found ourselves lying on a soft bed of moss, grass and leaves

and a mushroom just in front of me. We stood up and found wee doggie sniffing and grunting through the grass. He went left.....



he went right

until I finally asked what he was looking for.

"The mushroom switch of course you silly girl! Why i bother...."

I grumpily pointed at the mushroom I saw (I nearly didn't) and wee doggie pranced over.

"Ah! I found it!"he cried much to our disbelief. He flicked the mushroom with his paw and then the pathway opened up before our eyes and lined with trees.




" Now time to be serious!" whispered wee doggie. " The time has come to celebrate the old life of the trees into new. All the trees gather on All hallows eve to celebrate Autumn and shedding the leaves of old for winter. They walk, sing and sway along this path as the sun begins to wane and walk to old tree man to hear life long stories. now as you humans say, respect your elders!"

As we walked along we came across this fellow.
"Ah Hallo there and welcome to the annual pathway of the tree walk. I am your host for the waning sun start only because I grew between these two gates."

"The other trees warned me as a seed not to grow and live here, but would I listen, oh no.............."

Then suddenly there was a low hum of beautiful song and distant thuds and the trees became alive like a huge gust of wind.

There was a intake of breath and the trapped tree bowed his branches.

"It has begun!"

Coming running up the pathway first was who, wee doggie whispered, was called the boo tree.

" BOO! BOO! BOO!" The boo tree cried as he rushed pasted us.

"Terrible tragedy really, lovely fellow he was, as soon as those fancy portable DVD players came out couple of years back a silly family took their son here, spending hours sitting by his trunk watching Casper the Ghost repeatably, it turned into a family tradition week in week out... drove the poor tree mad."

As the tree parade grew, trees showed off their arm muscles while going past ,

and the trees walked together, more arriving by the second, while some displayed their green moss tattoos,


Other trees bristled past, all eager and excited to see the old man tree and for the one time in the year, a good walk about.

all types, shapes and sizes singing low and magical tunes, until thuds shook the whole foundations and where thundering very close, until suddenly a huge foot clamped down in front of us!

The tree must have been massive and I didn't want to look up!

and he was!

The tree sailed slowly over us
and onwards up the path.

Letting the sunset through the branches,

until trees were nearly out of sight.

We all just stood there dumbstruck until wee doggie ran on, shouting to keep up or we would miss it!

Then as we got to the crowd of trees, we weaved and climbed over roots to the front and there he was. Old tree man!

As he was so tired from being so old, he only spoke this one day and We should listen and learn. we sat down ready with open ears.

Then he began to sing:

"Thank you Friends,one and all,

ones standing short and those who stand tall,

thank you for being here,

also to the humans who have the magic to hear..............

and then all the trees joined in:

"We the trees, young and old

we have the same story to be told

We begin young and we grow old

and you who have joined us with an ear to hear,

will have happiness for the next year!"

we thanked the old tree man for the blessing and he told us to go the sundial beside him and read the words written on it out aloud,
" I am silent without the sun" we read and the sun began to set over us

as did the day.....

and the trees all shook their branches and their golden crispy leaves fell all round us like confetti............

until we found ourselves back home with wee doggie lying on my lap murmuring of how he missed us

and how he could not wait for our next adventure.

Happy Halloween everybody! I am so sorry I have not been around, it is very hard to get on my blog in the last couple of months (I wanted to put this up ages ago) and I only hope you can read this! Hope you are all well, take care and enjoy the holiday!