MIDSUMMER MEET & EAT PART TWO..

Lucas made a last minute plea to be allowed to come to Dawn's and since he'd been quite good lately, if you don't count giving half the cat food to the dogs when told to not feed any of them, he'd actually been ok!

So I left him with the others who'd gone to Dawn's on behalf of the Village, while I took some photo's and had some lunch and a good old natter and he was very well behaved , much to my surprised although he did have a wet trouser leg and his hood was damp and some damp strands of hair but he say one of the babies had spilt their water on him and he'd just managed to jump out the way of most of it.

So I have promised him some sweets tomorrow after nursery.I do believe he's turning a corner in his bad behavour, so proud.



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" Look socks! Mum's just gone round the end of the garden, let's go follow her "
Socks is not sure it's a good idea, he thought Hattie had told them to stay put while she helped Meredith who'd felt faint.

socks soon finds himself following after his master down and round into the garden. Lucas stops to look through a fence " Look Lettuce socks..Ugh we don't like no lettuce we not rabbits!"
"Woof " agrees Socks mind you he likes to chase rabbits ..

Lucas spends so much time looking into everything that he's soon worn out and needs a rest.
Socks waits patiently for Lucas to be ready to carry on, he was just onto a good scent !

Mum's long gone by the time Lucas and Socks get to the centre of the semi circle and see a little girl bending over in the centre of a wall?
"Come on Socks, lets go see her!"

"Look! Water! " says Lucas
Where ? wonders Socks looking round!

Someone else has arrived at the Pond at the same time, It's Little Miss Dmd and her girl Laura who is looking beautiful in her new outfit from the Sasha celebration weekend.

and also Clemence Laura's bear.

Lucas has no time for the lovely Laura being as she's a girl and he's just found a pond! He lays down and looks into the water.

He tries to reach down to put his fingers in but it's too far away! It's no good, he's going to have to get in!
Quickly he takes off his shoes knowing if they get wet , Hattie and Mum will know what he's been up to!

"You wait there Socks while I get down " He orders slipping over the edge. Socks waits..

Once Lucas is standing on the pebbles in the pond he calls to Socks " Come on Socks, lets get you into the water " he gestures for Socks to come to him
But Socks brain stopped on the word WATER !

WATER ! WATER ! what he's saying is BATH! thinks Socks, Socks does not like baths!

"SOCKS!" calls Lucas "Come back!" But Socks is not having a bath today no thank you Mrs and he's heading off a safe distance from any water thank you very much!

Lucas gives up on Socks with a sigh and turns towards the children in the middle of the pond.

The pond seems to be tilting ! He looks back and see Little Miss Dmd  is moving the pond up with her hand to make Laura and Clemence call out in fright! Clemence is also in the pond eyeing up the children in the centre " Stop messing about!" says Lucas

laughing She puts her hand on the wall and straightens the pond , so Lucas starts towards the children in the centre!

Soon he's paddling beside the little girl who is doing the same. " This waters a bit nippy " Lucas tells her

"Does your mum  Mrs Dawn tell you off for standing in this pond? " Lucas carries on " My mum would send me to bed if she found out, she says little children and ponds don't mix ! what's that supposed to mean? "

" Bye I 'm going to talk to your brother!"

Lucas climbs out of the water and goes over to the little boy kneeling on the circle.

He whispers in the boys ear " I knows you come alive when you think no ones looking!" The statue stays silent..

"WOOF WOOF!" Socks starts barking from the side "WOOF WOOF WOOF!"
which in dogs means ...hurry up and get out that bath !

But Lucas just tells Socks to wait and goes off to climb onto the back of the girl bending over to look into the pond.

Lucas laughs happily " What's that on your head? " he asks curiously " Is that bird poo!"
The statue of the girls says nothing.

Meanwhile Clemence has decided he wants to visit the children in the middle of the pond and is working his way across the stones trying not to get wet " Clemence !" says Miss Dmd " Come back you scamp! It's too dangerous !"
But being a very determined little fellow he carries on.

Meanwhile back in the centre Lucas is arguing with the statue " It's not Lichen It's poo!" crows Lucas giggling " POO Poo! you got poo on your hea...... "

"OUCH!" suddenly Lucas find himself laying on his back on the pebbles in the water , it takes him a minute to catch his breath " Wh....y you....do..that..? I coul..d bin...killed...!"
The statue stays silent ..but is her smile wider?

Lucas rolls onto his front and starts pulling himself across the pebbles " That's not nice... Mum would send you to bed with no dinner " he drags himself slowly up " and Mrs Doddle dolly is gonna be mad at you for getting my doddle dollies wet ! just you wait and see !"

"This is hard getting up here " Mutters Lucas worn out from his adventure in the pond.

but finally with a grunt and a groan he pulls himself over the side and onto the top.

He stays still for a moment resting then sits up

only for Socks to come bounding round straight into his lap and start licking his face which causes Lucas to topple back

" Stop Socks " giggles Lucas while Socks licks and licks his masters face in relief that he survived his bath !
Boy and dog spend a while giggling and licking until finally Lucas gets up.

"Come on Socks Lets go back in, I saw a rocking horse in the dinner room ! " Lucas tells his dog They start making their was round the pond edge.

Clemence mean times made it to the centre of the pond and is sitting in the little girls lap enjoying the view back across the pond. " It's a lovely spot you have here " he tells the girl " I could sit here all day "

Suddenly lots of Woof's are coming towards them from the edge " WOOF Woof woof woof  "

Clemence sighs " Ignore him, he thinks this is a bath and he's warning me about the soap !" he turns towards Socks " Yes yes ... thank you ... yes soap ..eyes.. Yes Bye .. I'm fine.. bye"
Thankfully Lucas has carried on towards the house so Socks dashes off to catch up and finally peace reigns



To be continued...yes there another part...


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I must thank my young assistant Louise who appeared at the pond and said " I'll put him on the centre for you " there by enabling me to take a larger range of photos and her to realise that she'd just signed on with the devil! Because the poor woman was having to go back and forth moving Lucas from Statue to statue and being ordered to turn him this way and that. So , many many thanks to Louise for not vanishing when my back was turned and leaving me to try and convince Little Miss Dmd  that her mum would be fine if she went and saved my toddler from the pond!!! or failing that me from climbing into that pebble covered pond and not breaking an ankle trying to get him back!

Oh and do you like how I saved the day by having Miss Dmd lift the pond to get over my usual not paying attending to level photographs!!
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