Isn’t nature fascinating. Look carefully, is this a bee collecting nectar from the sunflower or a wasp foraging for an ant to take back to the nest for the larvae to feed on?
Thankfully, the first seeds of the year have NOT yet been ravaged by our charming slugs and snails - fingers crossed for more of the same!
A Small Observation, a Grand Discovery
I watched an ant today. Just one.
Carrying something far too big, weaving through cracks in the earth like it had a map tucked beneath its shell. And I thought how small it looked 🐜 How easy it would be to miss it entirely.
But when we stop and really pay attention, we know these tiny lives shape the world beneath our feet. Insects pollinate, decompose, build systems of connection and renewal. They don’t ask for recognition. They simply get on with it.
And isn’t that us too, in the grand scheme of things? Just specks in a vast universe. Small. Brief. But not insignificant. Like the ant, our actions ripple. Our choices matter.
We aren’t the owners of this place. We’re just passing through — and we have a responsibility to tread lightly, to care deeply, and to honour the wild work that came before us.
The Earth doesn’t need our dominance. It needs our respect.
These pictures are here for no other reason than the fact that I love my dogs!
Tadpoles are the quiet caretakers of the pond.
With gentle flicks of their tails, they glide through still water, nibbling at algae and sifting through the soft debris of decaying plants. In doing so, they keep the balance — not by force, but by presence. Where tadpoles thrive, the water runs clearer, calmer, cleaner.
A reminder that even the smallest lives can carry out the quiet work of restoration.
I know, I’m playing fast & loose with the insect category, but, it’s the perfect spot to include all types of critters!