The sun shone brightly as two orange cats laid on the ground in front of the house, just soaking in the sun. The little girl laughed, she couldn't help it. The two of them just looked so silly laying there one on its side the other belly up. Both with a look on their face as if nothing could be better. That was true for the cat until the little girl opened the screen door. Then the "best thing" was forgotten as they came rushing over to the girl. The way they meowed and rubbed against her legs one would think they hadn't seen a human for more then a year, when in truth it had been a couple of hours.
She bent down and gave both cats a quick scratch behind the ear and a pat on the head. She didn't stay long to pet them because she knew it could be endless. She made her way over to the rose bush she had planted a little over a week ago. It was starting to spread out the leaves it was growing. Some how watching the bush grow slowly but surely was exciting. She sat in front of the bush for a time just looking at the new growth.
There was a gentle breeze blowing that carried the rich perfume of the wild flowers that grew under the trees in the orchard. Standing up again she walked over to the edge of the orchard and looked at the trees. Every single one of them was bare but the fig tree. The fig tree was covered in blossoms. They were small white flowers that reminded her of cherry blossoms. It was a beautiful clear day. To beautiful in fact to stay inside so she walked over to the fig tree and laid down under it. She laid their watching the bees go from one flower to the next as the sun soaked into to her and warmed her. The two orange cats came and laid down next to her. One on each side of her. There she stayed for some time enjoying the way the sun seemed to slowly soaked into her warming every part of her. Making the chill of winter nothing more than a distance dream.
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