Day 132 - 3:53pm, 12 May 2019
Bringing in the washing off the line, I notice something out of place on one of the pegs. A green caterpillar poking out of the round hole in the middle of the peg. It looks so incongruous. It is hard to imagine that it has climbed all the way there from one of the bushes, and even if it has, why has it chose that particular peg? It is all very random, particularly when I try to get it to go back onto a bush. It shows no interest in my proffered leaves and I end up gently having to nudge it onto one.
I worry for a moment that I have killed it until I see it move. While I am assuming that it has no knowledge of the Very Hungry Caterpillar, you would have thought that it would think, "mmm, horrible plastic green peg versus lovely green natural leaves. Yes, green leaf for me" But no, there is no natural intuition guiding him (her?) toward the food substance and away from certain death hanging on a washing line.
I put the rest of the washing away and then come back outside to check on it. It is still okay. Good luck little caterpillar!
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