Stone Circle winter's arrival

I'm gonna make this into a caregiver thread so @Keoni and/or @Nikai, you're welcome to hop in! Additionally, @Amber can jump in (that might get interesting but drama points! XD)

That morning was the first in which the birds were awake and the sun wasn't. Or it was the first that Belle had been awake to come across, that is. With the nips of winter's breath rolling down her spine, Belle thought it time she actually did work to start on her cache. She'd had a mental "shopping" list before setting out, though it seemed actually finding what she needed would be harder than she'd thought. 
Lavender was most important to her, mostly because she was tired of her den smelling of squirrel remains and dirt, but also because of the puppies within the territory. She didn't necessarily want to preserve the lives of the infants (cold-hearted, but they weren't hers and she silently doubted them making it through the winter without a mother anyway) but having them die of Puppycough while she was the healer on call. Thus, she stuffed her nose as far into the bushel she could and ripped away a branch. Her tail was high as she marched proudly toward her cache, humming silently through her filled jowls.