Tiny things that are bloody marvellous

[Rockbird]

As an antidote to the irrational hatred thread . I'll start.

Tins of Princes Tuna that are both drained, and have a funky pull lid (not metal) that made me kneel down and weep with joy.

Grobags. I'm useless at gardening, although I wish I wasn't. Can't be arsed with tending to the soil, or most of anything. But I've chucked some grobags back there and suddenly have a tomato jungle coming along quite nicely.

Ladybirds!

Ever since I can remember I've had the same reaction every time I see one. I have to stop what I'm doing and watch it and make sure it gets somewhere safe. No idea why, I just think they're tiny, fascinating and beautiful.

One appeared in my classroom last year and I had to stop the lesson and we had a 5 minute gather round and ladybird chat before we put him outside.

I just bought an Amazon Fire tablet to replace an ancient iPad and I discovered it has Alexa on it. I've enjoyed using it so much I bought a £25 Echo Dot for the rest of the house.

Butterflies. There are loads near me at the moment, especially meadow browns. Beautiful.

Does cake and tea/coffee count? I love the combination so much and there's just something so comforting about having a slice of cake and a nice hot drink.

First cup of tea, for some reason a second cuppa isn't quite as amazing, but the first one is like a hug in a mug.

Clean sheets. A shower straight after a run. Snuggling up with ddog on the sofa and listening to her snoozy breathing...

Oh yes snoozy breathing! My lab snores like a juggernaut and it always makes me smile. Even though sometimes I have to tell him to shup up so I can actually hear the TV.

Absolutely anything related to tea and cake counts. Especially if someone else has made it.

A nice cup of tea. Somehow so soothing. You've inspired me to try some tuna, OP. what did you make with yours?

The morrisons tuna with lemon. Pull ring tin and no draining and tastes fab

Bees!

ladybirds? Ugh! Angelic looking things, certainly, and I can remember they produced lovely early-reading books but the actual creatures? Get them off me! They contain venom in their knees (or something) and I'm allergic

But, in the spirit of the thread, bees are bloody beautiful

My bonsai trees.

A cup of proper coffee and a good book. Sunshine, so rare and precious in Britain! Clean bedsheets. A snuggle with my DD (she's 8 and I know I'm on borrowed time!)

Lovely idea for a thread OP, thanks !

Candles.

They’ve been around forever, there’s been no real candle technological “advances”, and they’re cheap.

But how amazing are they? Electricity fails- grab a candle. Want to make a room feel instantly cosy and warm of an evening? Light a candle. En-suite a bit whiffy? Light a nice scented candle.

Trees. I fucking love them. They're beautiful.

Clouds, not tiny bit amazing

Jumping spiders. So cute.

My Mexican elbow. I made a bean salad last night for a bbq. Pop the lime in into the elbow, gentle squeeze, and beautiful lime juice for the dressing. No mess, no pulp. Perfect tool

Seeds. The fact that one tiny seed will grown a whole new plant with just some soil and water. That's magic.

Nice n spicy Nik Naks.

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