Thursday, November 7, 2013

gathered. A story of collection.

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I have a story to tell you today.

The other day I went for a run around the Wimbledon Common - as I was heading home from the run, alongside the busy through-road, my shoelace came undone. I bent down to tie it back up - when i spotted the most gorgeous little thing nestled in a pile of dirty mud and leaves. i picked it up. (obviously)  - and because I was completely enamoured with it, I excitedly rooted about searching for more. At this point, I was so completely excitable about the gorgeous tiniest little thing that I had forgotten about my undone shoelace and was now fully searching through mud, dirt and soggy leaves on the pavement - while the 5 o clock rush hour was stopped at the traffic light up ahead and starting to stare at me through their Bentley windows. (Wimbledon Village, Daarling). So there I was, shoelace undone, fingers in the dirt - proclaiming loudly (to myself) "WOW! AN ACORN! IT'S SO CUTE! OOH! A FEATHER!! LOOK!! A FEATHER!"


Proper six year old style.

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I couldn't help but think how very cute all these little objects would look gathered together in a photo - all so cute and tiny. So my muddy little fingers carried them all the way back home where I set them in a pile on the side table.

Husband came home that evening and sees my beautiful little pile (ok, to be fair, at this stage it was more a pile of muddish leaves and extra dirt).

Husband: What is this?
Self: IT'S THE THINGS!! LOOK!!! CUTE THINGS!!
Husband: *no reaction*
Self: IT'S SOME LOVELY TREASURES!! I GATHERED THEM ON MY TRAVELS! LOOK!! THEY ARE SO CUTE!! LOOK!
Husband: *no reaction*
Self: (wondering: why is he not getting this?)
Husband: Um... that's... nice.
Self: (seriously! why is he not so enamoured with my treasures? what is wrong with him? * looks over to pile of mud-things* )


And then he spots it:

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Husband: whaaa.... IT'S. AN. APPLE!
Self: I know.
Husband: A TINY BABY CUTEST APPLE!! IT'S SO TINY!! THE TINIEST BABIEST APPLE!! and a TINY BABY STALK!!
Self: I know.
Husband: LOOK AT IT! it's SO CUTE!
Self: I know... I gathered it on my travels! Look at the acorns! They are the same size as the apple! And the feathers!! OOH!! the FEATHERS! They are BIGGER THAN THE APPLE!!!
Husband: Wow. good work.
Self: I know, The Bentleys were looking at me very strangely - but I'd say it was worth it.

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I also spotted a used elastic band - which I very nearly picked up - but I had to stop myself, because well, I'm not six.

BUT OOOH!

Imagine I'd found a nest!

15 comments :

Dannielle @ Chic-a-DeeDee said...

I seriously laughed so hard imagining you in the park squealing and picking up acorns. Seriously cute though, the tiniest apple there ever was!

Bianca Mirino Gutierrez said...

You make my heart happy!! Something I would totally do, nearly took a heart shaped rock on an entire hike once :)

Wonderland Clothing said...

I get way too over excited about similar things!

Sarah Libros said...

that really is the tiniest babiest apple!!! I love it!

Keri Bainborough said...

Hahaha! Oh Warr! Love it x

Bev F. said...

Aw, I totally would have reacted the same way...and my husband would have been like "So?" That seriously is a really cute apple :-)

Gaelyn Cokayne said...

I think you and Zoe are kindred spirits, she will collect little (and sometimes not very little) things wherever she goes! She is convinced she won't remember them just in her mind, she has to actually kart the darn things home!

Che Kershaw said...

hahahaha... LUCKILY my husband finally came round... there would have been trouble if he had not!

Lulu Johnson said...

I feel privileged to have seen these gathered treasures in real life in your living room this week too! And i LOVE the childish enthusiasm with which you showed them to me! Ha ha, you are a very special girl Miss Indieberries! x x x

Che Kershaw said...

hahaha i would TOTALLY take a heart shaped rock with me EVERYwhere!

Che Kershaw said...

hahaha We need to meet for sure! Imagine the scavenging adventures we could go on together!!! FUN.

Che Kershaw said...

hahaha you are SO very privileged to have seen these treasures in REAL LIFE. hahaha

Che Kershaw said...

hahahaha I would like to mention that it was in the full view of a very busy road of traffic which had suddenly come to a standstill - whilst I was squirrelling in the dirt beside the road.

Emma said...

I was just laughing my way through this post, that IS such a cute baby apple! x

Che Kershaw said...

it is the CUTEST babiest apple evarrrrrrr.