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Love Bugs

I like noticing and appreciating the small, beautiful details in the world around me. Mundane, everyday, amazing things. So if I'm doing something ordinary like sitting in the garden with a cuppa, daydreaming, and ruminating on all the family, life, work, and creativity things, I will be simultaneously drifting in and out of the moment, and noticing the ways grass blades sit side by side, or ants grooving by, or the different shades of green a single tree can hold, or the different ways in which bees collect their nectar. I don't think this is a unique thing in any way.  I imagine most introspective types would do this. But. If I settle into watching a bug for long enough, I'll also tend to start anthropomorphising said bug. I do this a lot. I'm not sure if this is as common! I used to think this was a relatively recent development for me - dating back to becoming a fur-parent to Bodie and Indi. But then Hubs kindly reminded me of a jokey song he wrote about me well bef