Just take a moment to reflect, dear reader. Take a moment to consider.
Since I first came across this tiny seahorse several years ago, the feeling it evokes--the wonder and delight--has hovered at the forefront, meandered about, and eventually tucked itself away in the dark recesses of my mind.
But it's never gone away altogether.
So one day out of the blue, when I wasn't really thinking about anything in particular, I purchased it.
That's how I buy things: years of pent up longing, a weird, unguarded moment, and presto!
I'm the new caretaker of this exquisite creature.
They're to be found in the shop of Aminyitray, in case you are like me and have a penchant for small curiosities, for natural oddities and uncommon things, for tiny, magical worlds.
Even better, I've found a new reason to wear the reading glasses I don't quite need yet, another purchase based on years of longing, which make me feel dizzy when I put them on but allow me to admire Mr. Percy on an intimate, molecular level.