**Lights camp fire and reflects on the importance of......of.........of.......(Took me a long while to think of the word I wanted, in the end it was easy)..... people**  

I found this  vole having a munch at the riverbank 

**Listens to ripples......watches the voles and wonders if Hammie is being papped** 

***Sits looking at the River, listening to the night noises, feeling happy ***

*** throws line into river , listens to gentle plop, and............watches ripples............***

**Listens to blackbird and silence..watches gnats skimming**

**Contemplates through tears the injustice in the world**

**Watches the bull rushes swaying and feels comforted**

**Listens to birdsong**

*wanders in and surveys the scenery*

 Syd

**Peaceful here is'nt it Hoochie , fancy a jam sandwich out of me picnic basket?** 

Not for long...

Hiya Syd!

Don't suppose you'd mind if I used the facilities?

Ooh look! A jetty!!!

*continuously dive bombs off jetty to annoy the grown-ups *

And there are butties too?

!!!!!!!!

And to think I "liked" this topic for you!!

   *spies a nice bunny buttie and goes to get some Branston pickle to munch  with it* 

oh dear!  The neighbourhood is going to the rodents!

**For gawds sake, is there nowhere peaceful in this Web we weave?**

**Sits wondering why peeps want to put a not very attractive bunny in a sandwich, slaver it in Branston pickle.........just cos I offered Hoochie a jam sandwich**

**Sits on damp grass and ponders, do I like to be liked?**

**Wonders why, across the rippling water,....there is an annoying kid jumping off a jetty causing ripples **

**Nibbles on Strawberry Jam Sandwiches and reflects**

**Wonders were nearest public loo is**

*ponders the meaning of "liked"....... sometimes one is drawn from places which aren't soft and fluffy, that don't fit a superficial definition of like*

 I do like a picnic by the river

**a beautiful tranquil scene **

**Watches Bunnies frolicking, with the camping stove stoked**

*ponders why everyone is pondering* 

*ties string round a bottle of white wine and chills in the river* 

Pengy in your pondering have you reached an answer?...

**Gets Swiss Army knife out of pocket....shuffles through options.....finds corksrew....Cheers Pengy  ** 

 *plonks self down by Syd*

 Cheers pengy

**Feels the squelch of the sod move as Hoochie places herself**

 Cheers Hoochie, Pengy's wine is going down a treat.......

*walks Milo for a few minutes then sits down next to Syd and Hoochie and partakes of some wine*

  Chin chin everyone

OMG I think Milo has been at the booze 

**Sits stroking Milo's tum**

Blackbird is singing in the dead of night......moon is casting aglow on the river............all is well..xx

You shipwrecked on the riverbank Sprout?

**Throws out a lifeline**

Too late, I've drowned          

**NEVER on my riverbank**

***Puckers up...........and gives mouth to mouth....chest compresses..listens to splutters..***

*Coughs and comes back to life*

*sits on lazy behind and watches all the kerfuffle* 

*Throws a look to Pengy while coughing and spluttering*

*catches Sproutalicious' look and throws her an inhaler* 

Takes a few minutes to listen to the water rippling over the stones.......breaths in the fresh air....

and hugs those sitting on the banks 

Watches the Rabbit frolicking on the bank.....starts feeling nippy and lights a fire.... 

That riverbank is frozen