There is a big meeting around the lake

a doggy walk, run, for charities sake

all shapes and sizes and many different breeds

all are well behaved and the majority are off their leads

so they can frolic, meet each other and have real doggy fun

when we get back, a thirst quencher, quiche and a currant bun

So here we are a family of four

sometimes we are nice and sometimes a bore

Milou is the eldest, thinks she's the boss

but the three kits don't give a toss

and so we celebrate our love in our own special way

as today is national siblings day!
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We worked hard in the garden, the kits and Milou watched on

it was four in the afternoon before she finally had her run 

through the cemetry, beautiful mountain views, across the fields

i was tired, but Milou had sat in the garden all morning, and it really did appeal

 

The countryside is all of a twitter, with many a different song

part of nature's noisy and exuberant throng

frogs start up a throaty chorus on the other side of the lac

I can just detect a gentle hum of insects along our usual track

This afternoon i dragged my feet until late

so Milou had to be patient, and sadly wait

when the time came she is excited, all her usual leaps and bounds 

as we get out at the lake she is met with her favourite hound

I put pen to paper to draw the landscape

a view of our village from the other side of our lake

we shaded ourselves under the bowers of a magnificent oak tree

as even in early evening it was still very hot for Milou and me

Today was a big date for our baby girl

number one, enough to send any calendar in a twirl

we had all kinds of big birthday plans

maybe a walk with all her fans

she had to be content with Marc and I

better doggie food but no cake or pie