Submission (#96) Approved

Rue could hardly contain her excitement. It was finally that time of the year where the weather was warm enough for her favorite flowers to bloom, and she planned out her entire day to give her ample time to pick them. As soon as she was up, she put on her favorite hat and bounded out the door. The field she wanted to visit wasn’t too far away, but it wasn’t very close, either. She didn’t mind, though. Rue happily hopped along the path she made herself, grass parted in a line that just fit her size having formed over the years she spent taking this route. The sun was just coming up, and when the first rays of warmth reached her she grew even more delighted. She passed a lake that meant she was getting close, and picked up the pace. Rue then considered spending some time at the lake later in the day, as she knew it would be swarming with other terra’s looking to cool off. Before long, she reached the field. She stood at the edge of the vast clearing and took in all the vibrant spring colors. Patches of yellow, pink, orange, blue, there wasn’t a single color that she couldn’t pick out in the sea of hues before her. She slowly and carefully started making her way to the center of the field, taking caution to not trample on any flowers or wildlife. As she continued through the meadow, she noticed all the adorable honeybees flying around the most vibrant flowers. They bounced on and off of the petals as they searched for the perfect one to pollinate. Rue hummed as she moved throughout the soft flowers, they tickled her legs as she stepped carefully amongst them. Finally, she made it to a patch of beautiful tuscan gold blooms. She gently brushed some to the side with her tail as she sat down in the middle of them, careful not to squash any. Once she was sitting, she took a moment to close her eyes and take in everything around her. The warm sun felt great, the aroma of the flowers was sweet and pleasant, and the distant sounds of wildlife from the nearby woods calmed her. She began picking the flowers around her, heavily inspecting each one to make sure there weren’t any bees or other bugs on the ones she picked. Eventually, after she had picked a lovely array of vibrant golden blooms, she laid down in the patch of the flowers she picked and basked in the sun. She could feel herself getting tired, perhaps from getting up so early, or maybe just because of how the sun put her entire body at ease. She soon drifted off into a peaceful sleep, the afternoon sun gleaming over the vast sea of flowers surrounding her.