Those who were previously chatting happily suddenly became silent when I appeared as a stranger; all eyes were on me. Standing still, I tried not to make any movement that could make them scatter...and they went back to chatting without paying attention. "Krkkkk!" The dry grass I stepped on might have been too hard, making those people fly around in disarray. But some remained in place; Those were the brave little guys.
Watching the sweat bees gather in the afternoon on the grass was a pleasure. I felt like joining them, but what can I say? I was just a stranger.
