(I made a shorter, more poetic one for this week, like it?)
They walked in silence through the woods, further and further away from civilization. Occasionally they smiled at each other, but none of them wanted to break the silence, instead keeping the magic of the moment alive.
She carried the blanket and he the basket, but this picnic would be further into the forest than they had ever been before.
They found just the right spot after another 15 minutes of walking, inside a beautiful glen, filled with thousands of flowers in different colors. They put the blanket down over a mossy spot, making it a soft and comfortable place to sit.
Speaking only a little, in hushed voices but with warm smiles, they unpacked the food from the basket. Fruits, sandwiches, a bottle of wine, they ate in silence, admiring the sounds and sights of nature, so far into the woods that no one else was there to disturb them.
After eating, they laid down on the blanket together, side by side on their backs. They stared into the afternoon sky, watched the light, summer clouds slowly grace by above their heads. Without a word, he turned on the side, and gently stroked her cheek.