You don't have to go out of town to find happiness, just look at your surroundings.

The other day, I decided to take a walk in our backyard. You know, to look around and see if there are any changes in the place. If I get lucky, I can also find an insect there enjoying all the plants that just sprouted out of nowhere, sipping all their juices, or maybe a wild flower or just anything. And I also just want to enjoy looking around.

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I can see the backyard every day, but I don't spend a minute in it. I just walked by it, saw it in my peripheral vision, and continued to get inside my mother's house. I just spent all of my time getting busy somewhere. There are times that I am very productive, but when laziness kicks in, that's when I do nothing during the day but just watch anime.

So for a change, I spent a minute squatting in there trying to find the perfect angle for a photography subject that I found there. I just hate my phone's camera because even using the macro shot, I can't still capture the subject without it getting blurry. It's annoying that I have to take it numerous times. Seriously, I wish I had an iPhone right now.

So anyway, the weather that day was just okay. It's not too hot or too cold either. But it changed too often, just like a woman who has mood swings, lol. It is really unpredictable, and if I use crypto terms, it is too volatile, lol. I can't even tell if it will go upward or downward, haha.

Moving on, you know what? I've been seeing this here since I was a kid, but I still had no idea what the name of this plant was. They will just grow anywhere, and they will grow so fast. I think it doesn't take a month before they grow like this. It's kind of annoying too because they will crawl into a tree and take over a whole tree, as in!

just like these two trees here. Can you still recognize it in this picture? Lol. From left to right: Moringa Tree and Guava Tree. We still have no time to remove it all, but one day Mother will do something about this. That plant is like a monster tree, so ready to devour everything on its way, lol. And a concrete wall is not exempt from it, lol.

So I continued looking for something, and then I saw these super-tinted flowers. It is so pretty and so white, but it is so small that I had a hard time capturing a much clearer copy. Even a macro shot is not much help. What's worse is that my hand is a little shaky, so it gives me a harder time, lol.

I kind of like this shot, but tch, it's blurred. I want to blame my shaky hands, Huehue. I don't know the name, but I took such a liking to it that I tried my best to capture it. It's just that the outcome is not that solid.

But I tried again today, and this time, it's a little bit okay. So are you familiar with it? It is really small, but it will really look good if you put it on a hair pin and wear it as a design in your hair. It's pretty.

And as I continued looking around, I accidentally saw Mr. Mosquito; maybe it was his rest day, which is why he decided to also look around. Or maybe he is just getting ready to attack another prey to sip some blood, this bloodsucker mosquito, lol.

And, oops, Mr. Sunny is out today. The weather is so good that I am thinking of doing my laundry, but then laziness is waving, lol. So I will just stay home today and maybe do the laundry tomorrow.

I saw this pretty ladybug while taking a picture of Mr. Mosquito. I am moving slowly so that it won't fly away. Lucky me, because I successfully captured a shot of it.

She is flying everywhere, but I still caught her, hehe. I have lots of good memories of ladybugs. I used to spend time with my friends to catch some of it. We will just let it crawl into our hands and watch it until it flies away. It is so much fun, to be honest.

And look, I think luck is with me today because I caught another variety of ladybug. Wait, wait, is it a ladybug? I'm not sure, but I think it is. It has a different color, or maybe it is a boybug and not a ladybug.

This one is has a combination of gray and black with a touch of orange. I'm not sure if it is a tail—is orange. But for me, the first one is much prettier.

Ahhhh, I super enjoyed wandering around our backyard the other day and this morning. Even just in the surroundings of your home, you can still look around, walk around, and enjoy all the simple things that you can see there. Whether it is flowers, plants, insects, or maybe scary insects like spiders and mosquitoes, I only found a spider web; the spider is nowhere to be found.

So yeah, I had fun, and it actually makes me feel at peace. So everyone, if you are feeling blue today, stand up, go out of bed, and start to wander around the house. Happiness can be found everywhere. Just imagine yourself being surrounded by nature; for sure, you will also feel the happiness I felt today. And I was actually not alone when I started my walk in the backyard because I'm with our dog.

I'll share that here one day. You will see how fast she grows. See yah!