Ladybird Ladybird I’ll Give You a Home

What to do when you find a ladybird in your house, in the middle of winter

Photo by Filipe Resmini on Unsplash

You were inches away from a fatal squishing.

It’s December! My blood-red, spotted, little friend. Why are you awake?

You crawl onto my finger and pace the circumference. Starving and bleary-eyed, having been rudely woken…