Anonymous asked:
You + your love of all things growing and developing and full of life makes me feel so warm-hearted and makes me love life more. Thank you, friend. ♥ Frogs, guinea pigs, cats, bees, bird-of-paradise flowers, sheep, fruit flies, ants, deer, puppy dogs, roosters and not to mention the love you share when hovering the mouse over the bee (so yes humans too). Oh gosh, Elmie, you really make me happy and I hope you have a wonderful day. ♥

this message is a month old and I’ve thought about it nearly every day since it showed up in my inbox. I didn’t know what to say straight away, but after so long thinking about it… well, no, I still don’t know, but just be aware that this message made me love what I love even more. I just kind of carried on before, loving the animals and the world and never really thinking about how that meant anything beyond personal satisfaction and happiness. but you put all these things in a list and suddenly I realised I WRITE ABOUT ANIMALS AND NATURE A HECK OF A LOT. WOW.

since you sent this I posted a fic with a dog, too. there’s no stopping me, and I’m proud of it now. thank you.

(and yup. that bee is a love bee.)