Bugs on a Bush

On my (brief) walk to work every day, I pass a hedge overhanging the path. In winter I skirt it carefully to avoid a drenching. In summer the branches are scratchy and leafy. But in spring... ah spring! .. the entire hedge is a mass of tiny white flowers. The kid reckons it looks like snow and he's not far off.

Later in the day, when the sun has warmed the flowers, the hedge comes alive with tiny flying bugs. Small fly-like ones, the inevitable rose beetles, and my favourites - the jewel bugs. You won't spot them if you rush past. You won't see them if you just glance at the blossoms. They take time to spot, but once you do they're worth it.

Tiny flying flashes of blue-green colour, irridescent in sun or shade. They're only one of the rewards for taking your time and literally stopping to smell the flowers along the way.