Rooted and Winged

Quiet Discovery

Not everything that catches the eye does so at once. Sometimes it stays low among the soil and first green, as if it would rather be found than announced.

Then it shows itself as a jewelled beetle, its domed garnet body glowing darkly against the gold branch it clings to. With ruby eyes, a small scatter of old diamonds, and those lively little legs, this Victorian brooch has something playful.

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